Couple Accused Of Lying To Keep Illegal Maid

[Judi Lynn]

Couple Accused Of Lying To Keep Illegal Maid
Javier, Cristina Arce Face Federal Charges
By Andy Alcock/WLKY
POSTED: 4:24 pm EDT June 24, 2011
UPDATED: 6:22 pm EDT June 25, 2011

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. -- An Elizabethtown cardiologist and his ex-wife face a three-count federal indictment accusing them of bringing a Bolivian woman into the U.S. to be their maid.

Dr. Javier Arce and his ex-wife, Cristina Arce, were arraigned in federal court Thursday and are free on bond.

According to the indictment, the couple brought the woman from Bolivia to their home on Freeman Lake Road in Elizabethtown in 1994.

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The indictment also said the Arces promised the woman a monthly salary, but paid her only about $20,000 over 12 years of service.

More:
http://www.wlky.com/news/28349788/detail.html

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FBI Investigating Elizabethtown human trafficking case
Posted: Jun 24, 2011 5:37 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 25, 2011 2:11 PM CDT
By David Williams -

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ELIZABETHTOWN, KY (WAVE) - A prominent Central Kentucky doctor and his ex-wife are facing federal charges of having an illegal immigrant as a maid and holding her against her will.

It was inside a house in the 700 block of Lake Freeman Road that Javier Arce and his former wife Christina Arce are accused of holding an illegal Bolivian woman and making her work as their maid from 1994 to 2006.

"I was shocked," said Mary Ann Hines who lives across the street from the home, "because that's a serious charge. I just was really surprised and shocked that that happened."

According to a federal grand jury indictment, the couple promised her a monthly salary. However, the woman said she was only paid $20,000 total during her 12 years of labor. Prosecutors say she was told the rest of her money was going into a bank account that never existed.

More:
http://www.wave3.com/story/14973587/fbi-investigating-elizabethtown-human-trafficking-case