GENEVA — A criminal court rules Friday on whether members of a billionaire family engaged in illegal human trafficking and mistreated their servants, mostly illiterate Indians, who were employed at their luxurious lakeside villa in Geneva. Last week, it emerged in criminal court that the family — which has roots in India — had reached an undisclosed settlement with the plaintiffs. Geneva prosecutors opened the case for alleged illegal activity including exploitation, human trafficking and violation of Swiss labor laws. A separate tax case brought by Swiss authorities is pending against Prakash Hinduja, who obtained Swiss citizenship in 2000. Forbes magazine currently puts the net worth of the Hinduja family at some $20 billion.

Source: Forbes June 21, 2024 10:50 UTC