Indictment unsealed in Hawaii accuses employees of a Thailand - based company . 400 employees were lured from Thailand with promises of lucrative contracts , the indictment says . Tubchumpol , 44 , was picked up in suburban Gardena on Thursday and had an initial court appearance in federal court later in the day , said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller in Los Angeles , California . They instead were forced into providing ` ` cheap , compliant labor , '' it says .
Indictment unsealed in Hawaii accuses employees of a Thailand - based company . 400 employees were lured from Thailand with promises of lucrative contracts , the indictment says . They instead were forced into providing ` ` cheap , compliant labor , '' it says .