Contratista agrícola se declara culpable de esquema de explotación laboral en Florida
TAMPA, Florida – Un caso federal que involucra el reclutamiento de decenas de trabajadores agrícolas mexicanos bajo falsas promesas ha culminado en una declaración de culpabilidad en una corte federal de Tampa.
Alexander Villatoro Moreno, de 53 años y conocido como “Quichi”, admitió su responsabilidad en un esquema operativo que afectó a trabajadores con visas temporales H-2A.
El esquema de “Los Villatoros Harvesting”
Según los documentos judiciales, Villatoro y otros implicados operaban la empresa de contratación agrícola Los Villatoros Harvesting. Entre los años 2015 y 2017, la organización reclutó a ciudadanos mexicanos para laborar en campos agrícolas de Florida, Georgia, Carolina del Norte, Kentucky e Indiana.
Las investigaciones federales revelaron que, a pesar de las promesas de salarios justos y condiciones dignas, los trabajadores enfrentaron una realidad distinta:
- Cobros irregulares: Pago de altas tarifas de reclutamiento no permitidas por la ley.
- Jornadas exhaustivas: Labores de seis a siete días por semana con remuneraciones inferiores a las establecidas.
- Mecanismos de control: Uso de deudas, restricciones de documentos de identidad y aislamiento para mantener el control sobre la fuerza laboral.
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Obstrucción y sentencias previas
La fiscalía señaló que, una vez iniciada la investigación, Villatoro participó en la creación de registros de pago falsos con el objetivo de ocultar las irregularidades financieras y operativas de la empresa.
Cabe destacar que otros cuatro coacusados en este mismo caso ya habían admitido su participación y recibieron sus respectivas sentencias en el año 2022. Este proceso se enmarca en los esfuerzos del Departamento de Justicia para desarticular redes de explotación en el sector agrícola estadounidense.
Recursos de ayuda
Las autoridades federales instan a cualquier persona con información sobre casos similares de explotación o trata de personas a comunicarse con la Línea Nacional Contra la Trata de Personas, la cual opera de forma confidencial las 24 horas del día.
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