Robert John Farrell and his wife, Angelita Magat Farrell, owners of a Comfort Inn Suites hotel in Oacoma, S.D., were sentenced on Friday, Feb. 22, in federal court in Pierre, S.D., for peonage, document servitude, visa fraud, making false statements and conspiracy, the Justice Department announced. Robert John Farrell was sentenced to 50 months of imprisonment. Angelita Magat Farrell was ... Read more
A Mitchell couple was sentenced to federal prison Friday for forcing immigrants to work long hours at their Oacoma motel. Robert J. Farrell, 56, received four years and two months, while his wife, Angelita M. Farrell, 59, was given three years, U.S. Attorney Marty Jackley said. They each must pay a $15,000 fine and $900 special victims assessment fee and spend three years on supervised release ... Read more