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unhappycamper

(60,364 posts)
Mon May 26, 2014, 07:02 AM May 2014

South Carolina Slaveholder Arrested. Yes, You Read That Correctly

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South Carolina Slaveholder Arrested. Yes, You Read That Correctly
May 25, 2014

The president of a South Carolina Bible college was charged last week with essentially treating foreign students as slaves by forcing them to perform work for little or no pay.

According to The Sun News, federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against Cathedral Bible College President Reginald Wayne Miller, accusing him of forced labor.

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(Miller) is not allowed to set foot on the college campus in Marion or communicate with any of the school’s current or former foreign students as an investigation continues into allegations that Miller threatened to cancel foreign students’ visas if they did not work long hours for little pay.

Those terms are part of a $250,000 secured bond that Magistrate Judge Thomas Rogers set for Miller during a detention hearing Friday in federal court. In addition, Miller will be on home detention and will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device.
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South Carolina Slaveholder Arrested. Yes, You Read That Correctly (Original Post) unhappycamper May 2014 OP
A bible school president with two first names. Central casting, anyone? They're too predictable. Squinch May 2014 #1
wrong names father founding May 2014 #4
True. Squinch May 2014 #5
Rejnl way-EEN?! klook May 2014 #9
these are the kind heaven05 May 2014 #2
Of course... yuiyoshida May 2014 #3
Karma father founding May 2014 #6
That's pretty much how "conservatives" want to treat ALL of labor in the US now. loudsue May 2014 #7
You nailed it. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #10
Ah, yes, those wonderful Khristian values. Arkansas Granny May 2014 #8
This is happening at major corporations, ... aggiesal May 2014 #11

yuiyoshida

(41,861 posts)
3. Of course...
Mon May 26, 2014, 09:13 AM
May 2014

I would guess that Slavery is mentioned in their bible. So, of course he had to take advantage of foreigners. Make them work, or threaten to return them with their legal visas. I guess he forgot what year it was. In any event, lets hope the law reminds him its 2014 and that Slavery has been long ago abolished. Glad he was caught!

loudsue

(14,087 posts)
7. That's pretty much how "conservatives" want to treat ALL of labor in the US now.
Mon May 26, 2014, 09:51 AM
May 2014

He's only following his party's philosophy.

aggiesal

(8,923 posts)
11. This is happening at major corporations, ...
Mon May 26, 2014, 10:13 AM
May 2014

that accept foreign workers, all over the country.

They get paid but not the prevailing wage, and are forced to work
longer hours with the threat of losing their job, thus work sponsorship.

But nothing happens to those corporations because what their doing
is disguised as "legal".

And yes I'm talking about H1-B's.

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