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California Cannabis Farm Boss Gets 320 Days in Jail for Trapping Three Migrant Workers and Stealing Their Wages, Prosecutors Say
A Los Angeles man was sentenced to 320 days in jail for trapping three migrant workers on a remote Humboldt County cannabis farm and not paying them, prosecutors say. One worker spent about 10 months unpaid before reaching the Mexican Consulate through Facebook Messenger, and a helicopter found him. The judge called it “a profound imbalance of power.” Here is what prosecutors say happened.

Yossi Schmidt
9 hours ago3 min read
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