The Alberta RCMP have charged two men from Edmonton with human trafficking. Police allege the victims were working up to 90 hours a week and weren’t properly paid.
Mounties say a year-long investigation revealed four victims who were employees at rural businesses owned by a father and son, who own a motel in Fox Creek and a gas station in Calmar.
An investigation began in July 2024, after the Alberta RCMP received a tip from Alberta Employment Standards Office.
The investigation revealed that some of the temporary foreign workers were working 80 to 90 hours a week, without the proper compensation. False schedules were submitted to employment standards.
Police say the father and son also underpaid the victims to the tune of $160,000.
Yeon Soo Lee, 55, and his son, Joo Hyup Lee, 26, were both charged with human trafficking and material benefits from trafficking.
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55-year-old Yeon Soo Lee and his son, 26-year-old Joo Hyup Lee, were both charged with human trafficking and material benefits from trafficking.