Sunday, September 5, 2010

Some Say Hawaii Farm Too Big To Fail After Farmers Convicted of Human Trafficking

It pays to be rich and powerful. The laws don't apply like for everyone else:

Two prominent, popular brothers who operate the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii will be sentenced in federal court this week on human trafficking charges -- they pleaded guilty -- but two former state governors, community groups, fellow farmers and other supporters are trying to keep them out of prison.

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