Star Tribune News Story

In the article "Eagan man’s sentencing shows slavery persists in Twin Cities" an Eagan man kept 5 illegal immigrants in a house with no pay, kitchen heat, and only bits of carpet to sleep on. They had been working in the Twin Cities as siding installers and threatened by the employee's to call the police about them. The man Joo Ok Kim was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison. Kim must now pay $22,000 in restitution, he may also loose his legal residence and could be deported back to South Korea when his sentence is over. Neighbors had suspicion about the house and all the cars outside but never saw anyone over there.