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Sandra Lisboa of Everett, co-owner of J. A. Painting, paid more than $13,000 for a Coverall franchise, but said she has never received the full $2,000 monthly earnings she was promised.

Immigrants cry foul over cleaning franchises

Company maintains practices aboveboard

By Diane E. Lewis and Stephen Kurkjian
Globe Staff / June 20, 2005

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After Edinei Machado journeyed from Brazil to the United States three years ago for a better life, starting a business of his own seemed a plausible goal. (Full article: 1920 words)

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