Case against labor firm dropped

Global Horizons Inc. had been accused of human trafficking with Thai workers

By Nelson Daranciang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 21, 2012

~~<p>The federal government dismissed its human trafficking case Friday against the owner and employees of a labor-contracting company accused of victimizing 600 workers it imported from Thailand to work on farms in Hawaii and other U.S. states.</p>
<p>In their request to the court to drop the case, federal prosecutors said based on the state of the available, admissible evidence, they have determined that they are not likely to prevail in proving their case and that continuing with the prosecution no longer serves the public interest.</p>
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The federal government dismissed its human trafficking case Friday against the owner and employees of a labor-contracting company accused of victimizing 600 workers it imported from Thailand to work on farms in Hawaii and other U.S. states.

In their request to the court to drop the case, federal prosecutors said based on the state of the available, admissible evidence, they have determined that they are not likely to prevail in proving their case and that continuing with the prosecution no longer serves the public interest. Login for more...