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United states and the department of justice stepped up and took the allegations and investigated them thoroughly and decided they had enough evidence to indict the case. >> according to the criminal complaint, the 39-year-old devanyi khobragrade agreed to pay the amount a certain amount, but that figure was the diplomats, not the nannys. both say that the attempt to solve it was unsuccessful. >> was this an attempt simply to get a green card? >> i think that question has been asked. there are ot...

Was 3 an hour, but three types more what the average domestic in india makes. >> the allegations are that the -- dr. devanyi khobragrade lied in order to bring her domestic worker here with no intention of paying the required wages for the hours she requested. our clients who work as domestics live in the home, so if they leave, they not only leave their legal status they leave their only source of income, and the only home they have known in a foreign country. >> once you hand somebody over to ...

Woman who was arrest. devanyi khobragrade stated on her visa, she paid the housekeeper a third. what is the nub of this complaint? it seems on the face of it that your client may have committed an offense in terms of underpaying her housekeeper, but the way she has been treated herself has caused offense, and perhaps quite rightly. >> well, the nub of this case is that allegations were made against her that were wrong. they are not substantiated. when the facts are looked at, it is prefer clear ...

She submitted on her nanny, the diplomat was arrested at her daughters school and handed over to u.s. marshals. she was strip searched and put in general population with alleged criminals and was given no special status since the charges related to her personal life and not a diplomatic function. according to her complaint, the nanny says she was to pay $9 an hour, instead, the nanny said it she was paid just over $3 an hour. that amounts to three times less than new yorks minimum wage but, howe...

Attack, no longer protected by indian security forces, they pulled out. the united states needs to be reminded that india cannot be treated in this manner. they are talking about the strip search of indias deputy counsel general. >> as she left the mission in new york city yesterday, devanyi khobragrade made no comment, the deputy was charged with making false statements on a visa application she submitted on her nanny, the diplomat was arrested at her daughters school and handed over to u.s. ma...

Leave their only source of income, and the only home they have known in a foreign country. so this is more than a labor dispute. >> once you hand somebody over to the marshals service, they are being arrested and there is no door for rich people and no door for poor people. everyone is arrested and equal before the law in the united states. >> martina vandenberg has been tracking alleged diplomatic cases for the last decade. >> so what is different, the united states and the department of justic...

Legal point and will be determined. i have to say when i heard she had been arrested and cuffed outside one of her daughters schools, it did seem absolutely crazy. did that happen? >> well, that is exactly what happened. you know what is crazy, piers, what is crazy there was not a phone call to devanyi khobragrade from the government, saying we have those concerns, if you owe her money, maybe you should pay her. and if you dont, maybe this will go away. but instead, an officer showed up at her d...

Searched, she was done so by a female marshal, not only for her protection but also the protection of other people that she might be put with. so that is just standard procedure. he said she was not arrested in front of her children or cuffed. she was allowed to make numerous phone calls, including arranged child care. he also said look, you have to focus on the victim, the victims family has now been brought to the united states. that is because there was retaliation from the family. the legal ...

Diplomatic uproar between india and the united states that could be putting american lives at risk. americans lives, india pride and one diplomats personal dignity. a diplomat was strip searched. a short time ago the u.s. attorney involved in her case tried to tamp down the uproar, which was on display. the american embassy is open to attack, no longer protected by indian security forces, they pulled out. the united states needs to be reminded that india cannot be treated in this manner said one...