Jury Convicts Man on Dog Fighting Charges Details Written by IVN
Atlanta, Georgia - A federal jury convicted a Georgia resident on federal charges stemming from violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
Kizzy Solomon, aka Kizzy Andrews, 44, of Camilla, was found guilty on June 22 of 15 counts of aiding and abetting the possession and training of dogs for purposes of an animal fighting venture following a two-day trial that began on June 21 in federal court. Solomon is facing a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine per count and three years of supervised release.
Each defendant faces a maximum sentence of one to five years in prison and fines of $100,000 to $250,000, or both. Sentencing for certain defendants is scheduled for July 21-22 before U.S. District Judge Leslie Gardner. There is no parole in the federal system.
Federal Jury Convicts Georgia Resident Of Dog Fighting
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Federal Jury Convicts Another Georgia Resident on Dog Fighting Charges
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The U.S. government will hand over nearly $5 million to dozens of Thai laborers who had worked at a pineapple plantation in Hawaii, as part of money recovered from a lawsuit over alleged workplace abuses, officials announced late Tuesday.
In 2015, a federal court in Hawaii awarded more than $8.1 million to 54 Thai nationals who had worked at Maui Pineapple Ltd., in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under the nation’s labor trafficking laws.
The court found that the Thai workers were subjected to physical violence – such as being thrown against the wall, and grabbed and punched in the face – ruling that Maui Pineapple and other defendants were liable for discrimination over national origin and race, the EEOC said in a news release.