FBI raids Bartow County flooring manufacturer in ‘labor trafficking investigation’

FBI raids Bartow County flooring manufacturer in ‘labor trafficking investigation’

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – FBI Atlanta and other law enforcement members raided Wellmade Industries, a flooring manufacturing company in Cartersville, on Wednesday afternoon. Officials said this came as part of a multi-year investigation into labor trafficking. The company’s owner, Zhu Chen, and his nephew were arrested and face charges of trafficking persons for labor or sexual…

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Plumbing company employees plead guilty to illegal dumping that fouled Montgomery County pond

Plumbing company employees plead guilty to illegal dumping that fouled Montgomery County pond

Two plumbing company employees have pleaded guilty to polluting a Montgomery County, Maryland, pond with grease and wastewater. Grease and wastewater pollute a Maryland pond. (Courtesy Maryland Attorney General’s Office) Grease and wastewater pollute a Maryland pond. (Courtesy Maryland Attorney General’s Office) Two plumbing company employees have pleaded guilty to polluting a Montgomery County, Maryland,…

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