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5 Guilty Of Enslaving Migrant Farmworkers In Florida
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Published: September 3, 2008
FORT MYERS - Five people accused of enslaving Mexican and Guatemalan migrant farmworkers have pleaded guilty in federal court.
Prosecutors and lawyers for the Immokalee residents entered the agreement in court Tuesday in Tampa.
The original 17-count indictment came in January, alleging farm crew leaders Cesar Navarrete and Geovanni Navarrete beat a dozen workers, chained them up and locked them in boxes. They also forced them to work in the fields and kept them in increasing debt. Other relatives pleaded guilty to lesser charges. According to the Fort Myers News-Press, sentencing is set for December.
A sixth defendant pleaded guilty in May and faces up to 37 years in federal prison.
The Associated Press
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