明尼苏达州AG指控奶牛农场主敲诈勒索、偷窃工资、威胁工人。 Minnesota AG charges dairy farm owner with racketeering, wage theft, and threatening workers.

明尼苏达州总检察长Keith Ellison指控奶牛农场主Keith Schaefer犯有勒索重罪和工资盗窃罪。 Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has charged dairy farm owner Keith Schaefer with felony racketeering and wage theft. Schaefer据称工资不足的工人,扣留最后工资支票,并威胁要对他们实施暴力和驱逐出境。 Schaefer allegedly underpaid workers, withheld final paychecks, and threatened them with violence and deportation. 10月,Schaefer和共同拥有人Megan Hill解决了先前的一起民事案件,同意支付250 000美元的背工资,并改善生活条件。 In October, Schaefer and co-owner Megan Hill settled a previous civil case, agreeing to pay $250,000 in back wages and improve living conditions.