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Colorado Judge Refuses to Drop Charges Against Saudi Defendant |
2005-09-18 |
![]() Lawyers for Al-Turki are planning to file a motion to transfer the case to another judge, claiming Judge Leonard was acting on government pressure not to drop the charges against Al-Turki. According to a local Colorado Newspaper, "Both Al-Turki and his wife, Sarah Khonaizan, 36, face federal charges of forced labor, document servitude and harboring an illegal immigrant. They are accused of underpaying the woman for her services. Al-Turki and his wife are scheduled to be arraigned in November, but lawyers have said that Khonaizan may be working on a plea deal with the prosecution. Lawyer Richilano said Al-Turki would plead not guilty. Al-Turki, a graduate student in linguistics at the University of Colorado, brought his wife, five children and the nanny to Colorado in 2000. |
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