LANSING – Today at a press conference at the YWCA Kalamazoo, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, alongside members of the Department of Attorney General, representatives of the Three Rivers Police Department, and officials from the federal Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), announced charges against three individuals alleged to have labor trafficked a now 33-year-old woman brought to the United States from India under the auspices of marriage.

“Labor Trafficking is a hidden crime that often goes undetected,” Nessel said. “This woman’s existence was reduced entirely to service toward this business, and she suffered greatly throughout her years in Michigan and at the Broadway Market. I am grateful for the collaboration between the Three Rivers Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, YWCA Kalamazoo, and the prosecutors in my office for bringing such horrible acts to light, pursuing justice for this victim, and the roles they each played in liberating her from her own family.”