FBI arrests a wife of Saudi prince

FBI arrests a wife of Saudi prince

UNITED STATES: FBI agents on Wednesday arrested a Saudi prince's
wife on charges she forced two Indonesian women to work for her
as servants and threatened them with "serious harm" if they
refused, prosecutors said.

Hana Al Jader, 39, was arrested on federal charges at her home
in the upscale Boston suburb of Winchester, Massachusetts. A U.S.
magistrate judge ordered her held without bail pending a hearing
on Friday afternoon.

Al Jader was charged in a 10-count indictment with forced
labor, domestic servitude, falsifying records, visa fraud and
harboring aliens in connection with two Indonesian servants
identified only as "Tri" and "Ro."

If convicted on all charges, Al Jader would face up to 140
years in jail and up to US$2.5 million in fines.

Al Jader's lawyer, James Merberg, confirmed that his client
was married to Prince Mohamed Bin Turki Alsaud but would not say
whether she might have diplomatic immunity from criminal
prosecution. -- Reuters