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GLO.ACT provides Women’s Network members with soft-skill training to maximize their impact in countering human trafficking and migrant smuggling
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GLO.ACT provides Women’s Network members with soft-skill training to maximize their impact in countering human trafficking and migrant smuggling

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Vienna, Austria – 26 May 2022 –To continue to strengthen the resilience of members of the GLO.ACT Women’s Network, GLO.ACT ran a workshop on work-life balance on 24 May 2022, featuring an exciting panel of women representatives from GLO.ACT countries. Panellists shared their insights on how to best manage the work-life balance, offering tips and advice…

Justice Department Observes National Missing Children’s Day
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Justice Department Observes National Missing Children’s Day

ByEyes on Trafficking News

As part of the 39th annual National Missing Children’s Day commemoration, the Department of Justice today honored 12 courageous individuals for their extraordinary efforts to recover missing children and bring sexual predators to justice. “Every day, law enforcement professionals, advocates, and citizens alike step up to protect children from harm, reunite missing children with their…

Human Trafficking and ORC: The Dark Truth behind Retail Crime Networks – Loss Prevention Magazine
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Human Trafficking and ORC: The Dark Truth behind Retail Crime Networks – Loss Prevention Magazine

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Organized retail crime (ORC) has been top-of-mind for all loss prevention professionals in recent years due to its financial impact. The FBI estimates that ORC crimes cost the US approximately $30 billion each year, with a large percentage of that money funding other, darker criminal activities. Kevin Metcalf “When you’re looking at organized retail crime,…

Two Maryland Residents Found Guilty by Jury of Federal Charges
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Two Maryland Residents Found Guilty by Jury of Federal Charges

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Willis Lewis, 48, and Brittany Jones, 32, have been found guilty by a jury of federal charges, including sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, sex trafficking of minors, and related offenses, in connection with their trafficking of a 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl between April and May of 2019.

Two Maryland Residents Found Guilty by Jury of Federal Charges Related to Sex Trafficking of Minors – Department of Justice
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Two Maryland Residents Found Guilty by Jury of Federal Charges Related to Sex Trafficking of Minors – Department of Justice

ByEyes on Trafficking News

WASHINGTON – Willis Lewis, 48, and Brittany Jones, 32, have been found guilty by a jury of federal charges, including sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, sex trafficking of minors, and related offenses, in connection with their trafficking of a 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl between April and May of 2019. The announcement…

State Agencies and Organizations That Combat Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation
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State Agencies and Organizations That Combat Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation

ByBilly Joe Cain

Seeking information on human trafficking training? PBJ Learning recommends Human Trafficking Essentials, where you can earn your Certificate of Mastery in less than an hour. The below information is reprinted from the Child Welfare Information Gateway. Child Welfare Information Gateway is a service of the Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and…

Jacksonville Couple Sentenced To Federal Prison For Child Sex Trafficking
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Jacksonville Couple Sentenced To Federal Prison For Child Sex Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Samuel Christopher Templeman (47, Jacksonville) to 13 years and 4 months in federal prison for conspiring to sex traffic a child. Deborah Lynn Templeman (51, Jacksonville) was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material. The court also…

First Person: ‘I helped to rescue over 1,000 trafficking victims’
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First Person: ‘I helped to rescue over 1,000 trafficking victims’

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“My position as head of National Trafficking in Persons Investigation Office in Lithuania was very challenging, but also very interesting. I would conduct and coordinate domestic and international police operations and investigations that led to the identification and rescue of victims. We would receive information that there was a potential case of exploitation involving Lithuanians…

AG Nessel Hosts Human Trafficking Roundtable to Raise Awareness – Michigan (.gov)
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AG Nessel Hosts Human Trafficking Roundtable to Raise Awareness – Michigan (.gov)

ByEyes on Trafficking News

HOLLAND – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel was joined by elected officials and community leaders Friday to educate the public and business owners on the signs of human trafficking, which has the potential to increase as the summer tourism season nears. “Those victimized by traffickers face sexual, physical and emotional abuse – all for the…

10 Ways to Support Foster Youth and Families
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10 Ways to Support Foster Youth and Families

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Do you know a foster family in your church, school, or community? Have you wanted to come alongside a youth and/or family and didn’t know what you could offer? We believe you are uniquely and perfectly positioned to engage today, right where you are, with the gifts, talents, resources, and passions you have to impact…