佐治亚州地板厂三名男子被起诉强迫劳动，受害者为以虚假承诺招来的中国公民
2026年8月12日，美国司法部宣布，一个联邦大陪审团对三名男子提出起诉，指控他们合谋并实施强迫劳动，受害者是被以虚假承诺招募到美国工作的中国公民。三名被告是60岁的Zhu Chen与31岁的Jiayi Chen，两人均为美国公民、住在佐治亚州Bartow县Cartersville市；以及55岁的中国公民Jianjun Lu，同样住在Cartersville。
起诉书指控，Zhu Chen是Cartersville地板制造商Wellmade Industries的老板，Jiayi Chen是他的侄子。三人被控合谋强迫劳动与强迫劳动罪名，Zhu Chen另被控窝藏外国人罪；强迫劳动罪最高可判20年监禁。
据起诉书指控，被告以虚假借口招募中国公民持B-1与L-1签证入境。受害者抵达后被扣下移民证件，被要求每天工作12小时、每周工作六天，在不安全的环境下劳动，所得工资低于承诺，没有加班费与医疗保险，并受到递解出境与巨额债务的威胁，以及言语、心理与身体上的虐待；受害者被安置在Wellmade名下的住所，而按其签证身份，他们并无合法居留资格。
此案由国土安全调查局（HSI）达尔顿办公室、Bartow县警长办公室与佐治亚州调查局联合调查。司法部刑事司助理司法部长A. Tysen Duva、佐治亚北区联邦检察官Theodore S. Hertzberg与HSI亚特兰大办公室特别探员主管Steven N. Schrank宣布了这项起诉。起诉书仅为指控，三名被告在法庭证明有罪之前均被推定无罪。
Three Men Indicted for Forced Labor at Georgia Flooring Plant, Victims Recruited From China on False Pretenses
On August 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal grand jury had indicted three men on charges of conspiracy to commit forced labor and forced labor, involving victims recruited from China to work in the United States on false pretenses. The defendants are Zhu Chen, 60, and Jiayi Chen, 31, both U.S. citizens residing in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, and Jianjun Lu, 55, a Chinese national also residing in Cartersville.
The indictment alleges that Zhu Chen owns Wellmade Industries, a Cartersville flooring manufacturer, and that Jiayi Chen is his nephew. All three are charged with conspiracy to commit forced labor and forced labor, and Zhu Chen is also charged with alien harboring. The maximum penalty for forced labor is 20 years in prison.
According to the indictment, the defendants recruited Chinese nationals through false pretenses to enter the United States on B-1 and L-1 visas. On arrival, the victims' immigration documents were taken from them; they were made to work 12-hour shifts, six days a week, in unsafe conditions; they were paid less than promised, with no overtime or health benefits; and they were threatened with deportation and the imposition of sizeable debts and subjected to verbal, psychological and physical abuse. The victims were housed in Wellmade-owned residences, although they lacked legal status under their visas.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations in Dalton, Georgia, the Bartow County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg for the Northern District of Georgia, and HSI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Steven N. Schrank announced the indictment. An indictment is merely an allegation, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
来源：美国司法部
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