KATY, Texas – A Nigerian woman who fell victim to labor trafficking will receive restitution of $121,046.91 all in one check, officials with the U.S. attorney's office announced Wednesday.
The payment is believed to be the first of its kind, as other restitution is paid in increments, investigators said.
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The victim was rescued Oct. 10, 2015, after more than two years in the U.S. with Sandra Nsobundu, 49 and Chudy Nsobundu, 57.
The duo pleaded guilty in October 2016 to charges related to unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of forced labor and visa fraud.
The victim was hired in Nigeria and then brought to the United States with the same family to take care of the family's children, investigators said. The victim was not paid and her movement was restricted to the Nsobundus' residence or two short walks a day with the children.
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Authorities said they were notified of the potential case by a neighbor in the family's Cinco Ranch neighborhood who noticed the victim would wear shoes that did not fit her and would wear the same clothes every day.
In the course of the investigation, officials learned that the victim was forced to sleep on the floor between the two children's beds.
The U.S. attorney's office initially sought restitution in the amount of $129,108 for the victim, saying that the Nsobundus owe that amount in back wages. The Nsobundus previously agreed to pay the woman 20,000 Nigerian nairas, or $100 a month. The court said the Nsobundus never paid the woman for any of her work in the United States.
The victim is working with YMCA Global Initiatives to become a U.S. citizen.