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The mother of a woman accused of keeping two Indonesian women as slaves tried to bribe a victim's relative to make the case go away, prosecutors said.

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    May 25, 2007, 10:13 a.m.

    "The defendants operated a torture house," Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Lesko told the judge, who put the Sabhnanis' bail request on hold until a hearing May 30. "They are capable of acts of violence."

    Lesko and Assistant U.S. Attorney Demetri Jones announced new allegations that Varsha Sabhnani's mother, who lives in Indonesia, tried to bribe the son-in-law of one of the victims for the equivalent of $2,500. They also said they learned that Varsha Sabhnani earlier had threatened the other victim that she would have her husband, who still lives in Indonesia, arrested if she did not comply with her orders.

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