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Jury Convicts Midlothian Family Members of Conspiracy to Commit Forced Labor

ByEyes on Trafficking News May 13, 2022June 22, 2022

RICHMOND, Va. – A federal jury today convicted three members of a Midlothian, Virginia household on charges pertaining to forced labor. Zahida Aman, 80, was convicted of conspiracy to commit forced labor, forced labor, and document servitude. Mohammed Rehan Chaudhri, 48, was convicted of conspiracy to commit forced labor and forced labor. Mohammad Nauman Chaudhri,…

Ohio Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography

ByEyes on Trafficking News May 12, 2022March 12, 2023

A previously convicted sex offender was sentenced today to a 30-year prison term on a federal charge of distribution of child pornography.

Dallas Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News May 11, 2022June 22, 2022

A Dallas man pleaded guilty yesterday to running a brutal sex trafficking ring for nearly two decades, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Anthony Johnson, 45, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking through force, fraud, and coercion, and sex trafficking on May 10, narrowly avoiding his trial,…

Brooklyn High School Paraprofessional Charged with Production of Child Pornography

ByEyes on Trafficking News May 11, 2022March 12, 2023

An 11-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Brian Quinones, a paraprofessional

Dallas Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking | USAO-NDTX – Department of Justice

ByEyes on Trafficking News May 11, 2022September 22, 2022

Eight Defendants Indicted for Human Smuggling and Drug Conspiracy

ByEyes on Trafficking News May 10, 2022September 27, 2023

Eight individuals were charged in an indictment, unsealed today in the Eastern District of Louisiana, for their involvement in an international scheme to smuggle 24 undocumented individuals from Honduras into Louisiana aboard the Motor Vessel (M/V) “Pop,” which is owned by one of the defendants. One of the defendants was also arrested for conspiring to…

Justice Department and the Department of the Interior Take Important

ByEyes on Trafficking News May 5, 2022January 2, 2023

Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco will recognize National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day with a virtual event to highlight the Not Invisible Act Commission. During the event, panelists will discuss the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis and the importance of the Not Invisible Act…

Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging 12 Medical Professionals

ByEyes on Trafficking News May 4, 2022November 26, 2022

The Department of Justice, together with federal and state law enforcement partners, today announced criminal charges against 14 defendants in eight federal districts across the United States for their alleged involvement in crimes related to the unlawful distribution of opioids. Twelve of the defendants were medical professionals at the time of these alleged offenses. “Today’s…

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California Couple Sentenced for Conspiring to Subject Mother and Her Daughter to Labor Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News May 2, 2022November 26, 2022

Nery A. Martinez Vasquez, 54, and Maura N. Martinez, 54, both of Shasta Lake, California, were both sentenced today for conspiring to subject three victims to forced labor, a crime to which the defendants had previously pleaded guilty. Vasquez was sentenced to six and a half years in prison and Martinez was sentenced to three…

Sex trafficking in North Texas: How it hides in plain sight – WFAA.com

ByEyes on Trafficking News May 2, 2022September 22, 2022

In August 2018, Wayne Bearden called the Plano Police Department to report a robbery at his house. When officers arrived at Bearden’s home to file a report, they noticed a few things. First, they saw that there were multiple guns in his house. Then, as they continued to investigate, they discovered that Bearden was a…

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