Paul Jumroon Arrested, Human trafficking/forced labor

Oregon Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Prison in Connection with Immigration-Related Forced Labor Scheme

PORTLAND, Ore. – Paul Jumroon, also known as Veraphon Phatanakitjumroon, 55, formerly of Beaverton and Depoe Bay, Oregon, and a naturalized citizen originally from Thailand, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $131,000 in restitution to four victims and more than $120,000 to the IRS in taxes due.

Name: Paul Jumroon

Country: US

State: OR

Arresting Agencies: 5

Arrested: 1

Rescued: 4

Date of Announcement: December 18, 2018

Arrest End Date: January 2018

Comments: Human trafficking/forced labor

Source 1: https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/oregon-restaurant-owner-sentenced-prison-connection-immigration-related-forced-labor

Source 2: http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/feb/15/ridgefield-restaurateur-pleads-guilty-to-forced-labor-in-federal-court/

Docket: D-OR 3:18-cr-00036

Court Listener: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7424360/united-states-v-jumroon/

Fed Indictments: 1