Charges in Woburn restaurants case upgraded to labor trafficking, forced labor
Changes occur after GBH News investigation says past charges were not enough.
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Changes occur after GBH News investigation says past charges were not enough.
The men were first charged by authorities in October, but new charges were announced in April.
Federal prosecutors say they have also charged a Brazilian relative of the restaurant owners in connection with the forced labor conspiracy.
Jesse Moraes and Hugo Moraes, who own The Dog House and Tudo Na Brasa in Woburn, Massachusetts, and their family member, Chelbe Moraes of Brazil, are facing...
The men, who allegedly smuggled migrants to the US from Brazil, are facing new federal charges of conspiring to force migrants to work at the family’s restaurants, Tudo Na Brasa and The Dog House Bar and Grill in Woburn, officials said Tuesday.