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Mahender Sabhnani, who was convicted of enslaving two women in his and his wife's Long Island home, was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison. A judge decided that while Sabhnani did not physically harm the women, but he did permit these "dreadful things..to go on." Sabhnani's wife Varsha was sentenced to 11 years; she allegedly beat, tortured, and starved the two Indonesian women who had been employed as maids. Next, the judge will determine how much the couple owes the women in back wages.

Varsha Sabhnani, who built a successful perfume business with her husband Mahender, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for enslaving and torturing two Indonesian women who told prosecutors they were beaten, starved and that their pay was withheld. Sabhnani's lawyer had suggested her near-200 pound weight loss impacted how her behavior. Mahender Sabhnani will be sentenced today.