Couple exploits migrants under “work for smuggling” scheme
A couple from California is facing charges for running a "work for smuggling" scheme from 2021 to 2024. The accusations include forcing migrants to work without pay at their home and stealing their wages from a local McDonald’s. Exploiting migrants under threats of harm According to the indictment filed on February 19, Carolina Rojas, 50, and Jairo John Gastelo, 45, used “threats of serious harm” to control their victims. “The defendants