"Workers at Rubicon, a landscape company that was subjected to a televised human-trafficking raid led by former Utah attorney general and Trump ally Sean Reyes filed a federal complaint on Tuesday alleging Reyes and his office violated the law to attack a Utah company for political purposes. The workers are seeking recompense after alleging that Reyes and other officials at the Utah office of the attorney general used false information to file a case against the company that caused enormous damage but was later dismissed."
"On 20 November 2023, officials with the Utah attorney general office's Secure strike force raided Rubicon's offices, accompanied by a local Fox News affiliate crew, and charged the company with over 50 crimes related to human trafficking. The lawsuits allege none of the crimes or allegations were true, but were filed under false pretenses days after Utah legislature approved an audit of Reyes's office amid questions about his ties to Tim Ballard, the founder of an anti-trafficking organization Operation Underground Railroad (OUR)."
Workers at Rubicon, a landscape company, filed a federal complaint alleging that Utah attorney general Sean Reyes and his office violated the law by using false information to pursue criminal charges and damage the company for political purposes. Rubicon and its parent company previously sued seeking $1bn, alleging officials manufactured bogus criminal charges to exaggerate human-trafficking severity. The complaints note a televised raid on 20 November 2023 by the attorney general's Secure strike force accompanied by a local Fox News crew, and charges alleging over 50 human-trafficking crimes that were later dismissed. The suits connect the timing to an audit of Reyes's office and questions about his ties to Operation Underground Railroad founder Tim Ballard.
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