Ricardo Batres Pleads Guilty to Labor Trafficking

Ricardo Batres, 47, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to charges for labor trafficking and insurance fraud for allegedly denying employees workers’ compensation and health benefits.

Filiberto Nolasco Gomez is a former union organizer and former editor of Minneapolis based Workday Minnesota, the first online labor news publication in the state. Filiberto focused on longform and investigative journalism. He has covered topics including prison labor, labor trafficking, and union fights in the Twin Cities.