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  • At first, Eun-yi seems to be simply a cog in the household machinery: tending to the small girl, doing Hae-ra's bidding, trying to stay in the housekeeper's good graces.

    Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: The Housemaid Marshall Fine 2011

  • Mr. Kumar's four days on the stand provided the cornerstone of the government's case, including testimony from the consultant that he was paid $500,000 a year by Mr. Rajaratnam through an offshore account to an account in his housekeeper's name in exchange for insider tips.

    Fund Titan Found Guilty Michael Rothfeld 2011

  • Related Article Earlier: Ex-Housekeeper Accuses Whitman Ms. Whitman, with her husband standing by her side, conceded earlier Thursday that Social Security might have sent them a letter alerting them that their housekeeper's name didn't match her Social Security number, but that "we never received it."

    Whitman Accuser Stokes Dispute Tamara Audi 2010

  • That's the housekeeper's - and the mother-in-law's - job: to protect the place of the wife above all else.

    Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: The Housemaid Marshall Fine 2011

  • Ms. Allred, the former housekeeper's lawyer, said she has had no contact with the Brown campaign.

    Whitman Accuser Stokes Dispute Tamara Audi 2010

  • The California candidate has been accused of taking advantage of her former housekeeper's legal status to treat her poorly.

    Whitman Accuser Stokes Dispute Tamara Audi 2010

  • Republican Meg Whitman, at the second debate of California's gubernatorial race, denied a former housekeeper's claims that Ms. Whitman employed her while knowing about her illegal immigration status.

    Candidates Whitman, Brown Square Off Vauhini Vara 2010

  • Ms. Whitman has said she wasn't aware of the housekeeper's status until last year and fired her immediately after finding out.

    Candidates Whitman, Brown Square Off Vauhini Vara 2010

  • A spokesman for the Whitman campaign said the letter made no mention of the housekeeper's immigration status, and didn't "change the substance of Ms. Whitman's beliefs or statements."

    Whitman Accuser Stokes Dispute Tamara Audi 2010

  • Gloria Allred, an attorney for former housekeeper Nicky Diaz Santillan, said at a news conference Wednesday that Ms. Whitman fired Ms. Diaz Santillan only after deciding to run for governor, despite receiving evidence in 2003 of the housekeeper's immigration status.

    Whitman Rejects Claims by Ex-Housekeeper Tamara Audi 2010

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