[Catspaw]

I'll have to do some digging, but there was an incident last year in the Orlando area where a Flipino "maid" (slave) was beaten by her Saudi princess owner & managed to escape. The Saudi princess was arrested, and of course, released on bail. When it came time for the trial, the Flipino maid who was to testify against the Saudi princess was nowhere to be found. Well, the State department knew where she was: she had gone back to the Phillipines to see her dying/ill parent--her father, I do believe. The State department denied her a visa to re-enter the US. Case dismissed.

[Elkiejg]

Your memory is correct. I lived in Orlando when this hit the papers. The Saudi princess is now back in Saudi Arabia I believe.