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‘He’s making decisions for our children’: California school board member arrested in undercover human trafficking operation in Florida
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‘He’s making decisions for our children’: California school board member arrested in undercover human trafficking operation in Florida

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A veteran school board member from California was arrested in Florida after being caught in an undercover human trafficking operation. Scott Kenneth Wooden, 60, was taken into custody last weekend and charged with one count of soliciting another to commit prostitution, authorities announced. Wooden was among 213 people authorities arrested as part of the seven-day…

Del Mar Union school board member arrested in Florida during human trafficking operation
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Del Mar Union school board member arrested in Florida during human trafficking operation

ByEyes on Trafficking News

NORTH COUNTY — A longtime Del Mar Union school board member was arrested Saturday, Feb. 11, on suspicion of soliciting prostitution in Florida, officials there announced Thursday morning, Feb. 16. Scott Wooden, 60, was one of 213 people arrested during a seven-day operation — dubbed Operation Traffic Stop — that aimed to crack down on human trafficking…

Webinar To Focus On Human Trafficking, Hosted By Somerset County | Basking Ridge, NJ Patch
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Webinar To Focus On Human Trafficking, Hosted By Somerset County | Basking Ridge, NJ Patch

ByEyes on Trafficking News

02/10/2023 11:23 AM SOMERVILLE, NJ – Learn about human trafficking in New Jersey and how to help prevent it through education and advocacy. Somerset County’s Office of Youth Services division will host the webinar “Human Trafficking 101” on Friday, Feb. 24, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Professional development credits are available. Registration is required in…

Clock ticking for Springfield Twp. hotel to address litany of complaints – Akron Beacon Journal
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Clock ticking for Springfield Twp. hotel to address litany of complaints – Akron Beacon Journal

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Police were called out to Quality Inn 157 times during first nine months of in 2022. Drug overdoses, assault, human trafficking among most serious complaints investigated at site, Attorney for owner Hexagon Properties says company complying with plan to eradicate nuisances. The Springfield Township Quality Inn has until Feb. 23 to make extensive safety and…

Embattled California Christian college under federal investigation for fraud and labor trafficking
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Embattled California Christian college under federal investigation for fraud and labor trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

An Anza-based Christian college with satellite schools across the world has been the target of a three-year federal investigation triggered by a frantic 911 call to Riverside County authorities from a student who claimed she had not been allowed to leave the campus for months. Homeland Security Investigations, a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,…

New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking brings awareness – MyCentralJersey.com
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New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking brings awareness – MyCentralJersey.com

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Human trafficking can be a scary subject, but it’s something that affects millions of people. And while it might seem too big to stop, there are groups working to fight back. One such group on the front lines, both locally and nationally, is the New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking, which works to raise awareness…

IHL Approves USM Center for Human Trafficking Research and Training
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IHL Approves USM Center for Human Trafficking Research and Training

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Thu, 09/22/2022 – 12:14pm | By: Karelia Pitts Earlier this summer, the Board of Trustees of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) approved a proposal from The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) School of Social Work to form a Center for Human Trafficking Research and Training (CHRT) – the first center of its kind in…

Justice Department Recognizes Human Trafficking Survivor and Advocate from Washington with Special Courage Award – Department of Justice
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Justice Department Recognizes Human Trafficking Survivor and Advocate from Washington with Special Courage Award – Department of Justice

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The Office for Victims of Crime, a component of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, presented the Special Courage Award to Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman, a human trafficking survivor and advocate residing in Seattle, Washington. This Special Courage Award category honors a victim or survivor who has shown exceptional perseverance or determination. It may also acknowledge…

Hospitals Against Violence convening highlights health care leaders’ role in fight against human trafficking
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Hospitals Against Violence convening highlights health care leaders’ role in fight against human trafficking

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The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative today kicked off the latest convening in a series of events focused on hospitals’ and health systems’ efforts to identify and prevent human trafficking. The series is part of ongoing efforts — in conjunction with Jones Day law firm and HEAL Trafficking — to provide resources to health care…