Hate Crimes Alleged After People With Disabilities Held Captive - Disability Scoop

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[**Hate Crimes Alleged After People With **Disabilities** Held Captive**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHIdpi8g-3kt-ffnTEsVPtf3yU0eQ&url=http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/01/24/hate-crimes-captive/17164/)
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In a first-of-its-kind hate crimes case, federal prosecutors are accusing five people of holding individuals with **disabilities** captive in subhuman conditions in order to steal their Social Security benefits. A 193-count indictment unsealed Wednesday **...**
[Federal Charges Allege Captors Held Adults with **Disabilities** in Subhuman **...**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEbvO0n_1pfr_e2FtSdG2fzMOhgFg&url=http://www.fbi.gov/philadelphia/press-releases/2013/federal-charges-allege-captors-held-adults-with-disabilities-in-subhuman-conditions-to-carry-out-social-security-fraud)Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release)
[Linda Weston And 4 Others Charged For Allegedly Confining Adults To **...**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE53JFkGeo2DpyZ1GPp9Mo5uxqrig&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/linda-weston-charged-confining-philadelphia-basement_n_2534933.html)Huffington Post
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