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Three Convicted of Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor and Immigration Offenses on Long Island, N.Y.

WASHINGTON – A federal jury in Central Islip, N.Y., today found Antonio Rivera, 36, and Jason Villaman, 33, guilty of conspiracy, sex trafficking, forced labor, alien harboring and alien transportation, the Justice Department announced today.   John Whaley, 31, was convicted of conspiracy, forced labor, alien harboring and alien transportation.   The charges arose in connection with the defendants operation of two bars, Sonidos de la Frontera in Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., and La Hija del Mariachi , in Farmingville, N.Y.   Rivera was the owner of the bars, and Whaley and Villaman transported the victims to and from the bars.   Villaman also worked as a security guard at Sonidos de la Frontera .             The government’s evidence at trial established that the defendants and others compelled undocumented Latin American women from Honduras, Guatelmala, Mexico and El Salvador, hired as waitresses...