Crime & Safety
Illinois Woman Accused Of Holding 33 Immigrants For Forced Labor
According to report, a local woman is being charged with holding 33 Guatemalans in a forced labor scheme.
CHICAGO, IL — A Cicero woman accused of keeping dozens of immigrants from Guatemala in her basement, as part of a forced labor scheme, will remain in federal custody until her trial.
Federal prosecutors said Concepcion Malinek helped those people get into the United States, and then forced them to work factory jobs she secured for them in Romeoville, keeping large parts of their wages.