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You are here: Home / News / National News / Oregon woman pleads guilty to visa fraud, forced labor

Oregon woman pleads guilty to visa fraud, forced labor

June 23, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon woman accused of fraudulently obtaining visas to bring cooks to the U.S. for cheap labor at two restaurants in Washington state has pleaded guilty.

The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 59-year-old Tanya Jumroon, also known as Thunyarax Phatanakit Jumroon, a naturalized citizen originally from Thailand — pleaded guilty in Portland federal court on June 14 to charges of forced labor, visa fraud conspiracy and filing a false tax return.

Prosecutors say Tanya Jumroon and her former husband Paul Jumroon brought four cooks from Thailand to work at Curry in a Hurry in Lake Oswego and Teriyaki Thai in Ridgefield between 2011 and 2014.

According to authorities, the couple used various threats to force the cooks to work 12-hour days for minimal pay.

Paul Jumroon pleaded guilty in February to the same charges. Paul Jumroon and Tanya Jumroon are both scheduled to be sentenced in October.

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Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 26 | JUNE 23 - JUNE 29

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