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Ghislaine Maxwell prosecutors seek up to 55-year sentence for sex trafficking – The Guardian US
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Ghislaine Maxwell prosecutors seek up to 55-year sentence for sex trafficking – The Guardian US

Maxwell, 60, faces 30 to 55 years in prison after she was found guilty of procuring teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to abuse Ghislaine Maxwell is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday morning in her New York sex-trafficking case, some six months after a jury found the British socialite guilty of luring teenage girls into…

At least 46 migrants found dead in San Antonio, Texas – The Texas Tribune
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At least 46 migrants found dead in San Antonio, Texas – The Texas Tribune

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. SAN ANTONIO — A tractor-trailer found near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio contained the bodies of 46 dead people, along with 16 others who have been taken to hospitals, local officials in San…

Agricultural Labor Trafficking | State | willistonherald.com
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Agricultural Labor Trafficking | State | willistonherald.com

When many people think of human trafficking they think of it in terms of human trafficking for sex, but there are also growing concerns about labor trafficking. The Bakken Human Panning Summit Committee chaired by Shaun Schatz of the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office and Marcia Hellandsaas with NDSU Extension/McKenzie County always ask communities when preparing…

House must act on stalled human trafficking bill – The Hill
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House must act on stalled human trafficking bill – The Hill

Last week as we wrapped up the historic celebration of Juneteenth, the day Union soldiers announced the ending of chattel slavery, in Galveston, Texas, the exploitation of human beings is still in existence, and resources to help remedy the situation continue to stall.  The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022…

Greenwich Hospital nursing leader honored for fight against human trafficking – Greenwich Time
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Greenwich Hospital nursing leader honored for fight against human trafficking – Greenwich Time

Greenwich Hospital Chief Nursing Officer Anna Cerra was honored for her work to stop human trafficking during the sixth Annual International Nurses Day sponsored by Nurses with Global Impact. “I feel a great sense of accomplishment that we brought this critically important training to Italy where, unfortunately, human trafficking is rampant and only going to…

Fairfield County – Twelve Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting – Scioto Post
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Fairfield County – Twelve Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting – Scioto Post

Fairfield County – Sheriff office has arrested 12 people in connection with Human trafficking in Fairfield county. Fairfield County Sheriff Alex Lape would like to announce that a multi-location operation aimed at reducing the demand for prostitution and human trafficking resulted in the arrest of twelve offenders. On June 24, 2022, an operation led by…

North Dakota's sex offender registry gets update to provide residents more information
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North Dakota's sex offender registry gets update to provide residents more information

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – In 1947, California became the first state in the US to have a sex offender registry program and, over the years, other states followed suit. North Dakota’s law was passed in 1991. The registries are meant to give residents the tools to protect themselves from victimization. Now, North Dakota’s registry is…

MS-13 gang members convicted of trafficking 13-year-old girl – New York Post
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MS-13 gang members convicted of trafficking 13-year-old girl – New York Post

Seven members and associates of the MS-13 street gang have been convicted of sex trafficking in federal court after taking in a 13-year-old runaway and coercing her into commercial sex acts in Maryland and Virginia. The seven defendants all face a mandatory minimum prison term of 15 years when they are sentenced in November. The…

Senate Republicans: Newsom must veto legislation that enables perpetrators of human trafficking – Orange County Breeze
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Senate Republicans: Newsom must veto legislation that enables perpetrators of human trafficking – Orange County Breeze

Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) delivered a letter to the governor urging him to veto Senate 357, a soft-on-crime measure advocated by California Democrats that would hurt California’s ability to combat human trafficking. Click here to download the letter, signed by members of the California Senate Republican Caucus. Senate Bill 357 (Wiener) would…