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Judge Dumps Case Against Man Accused of Forcing Illegal Immigrants into Labor

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A case against a man accused of forcing illegal immigrants into forced labor in Simi Valley is dead Thursday after a federal judge in Santa Ana dumped it mid-trial. U.S. District Judge Monica Ramirez Almadani granted a motion for acquittal for 46-year-old Jairo John Gastelo, who was charged last year along with his wife, 52-year-old Carolina Rojas, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison and three years of supervised …

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Judge Dumps Case Against Man Accused of Forcing Illegal Immigrants into Labor

A case against a man accused of forcing illegal immigrants into forced labor in Simi Valley is dead Thursday after a federal judge in Santa Ana dumped it mid-trial. U.S. District Judge Monica Ramirez Almadani granted a motion for acquittal for 46-year-old Jairo John Gastelo, who was charged last year along with his wife, 52-year-old Carolina Rojas, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison and three years of supervised …

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MyNewsLA.com broke the news on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
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