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AG Kaul announces additional $2M grant for anti-human trafficking task force
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AG Kaul announces additional $2M grant for anti-human trafficking task force

ByEyes on Trafficking News

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) – Attorney General Josh Kaul has announced the efforts of the Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force will continue for another three years with a newly awarded $2 million grant from the U.S. DOJ for Victims of Crime. WAHTTF is a statewide multidisciplinary task force comprised of federal, state, and tribal law enforcement…

Chippewa Falls High School hosts human trafficking awareness event – WEAU
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Chippewa Falls High School hosts human trafficking awareness event – WEAU

ByEyes on Trafficking News

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – Thursday, Chippewa Falls High School partners with Fierce Freedom to present a human trafficking awareness event. With the nationwide rise of human trafficking, Chippewa Falls school district officials wants the community to be in the know. “The Cardinal Community Learning Center decided to partner with Fierce Freedom this past fall…

Sault Ste Marie man accused of using narcotics to coerce women into sex – Upper Michigan's Source
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Sault Ste Marie man accused of using narcotics to coerce women into sex – Upper Michigan's Source

ByEyes on Trafficking News

SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. (WLUC) – A 30-year-old Sault Ste Marie man faces 13 charges related to human trafficking, sexual assault, and possession of narcotics. He is accused of using narcotics to coerce women into sex. Since the fall of 2022, the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Team (TRIDENT) has been investigating Cody Mathieu McCoy, 30, of…

AG Kaul announces Wisconsin anti-human trafficking task force
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AG Kaul announces Wisconsin anti-human trafficking task force

ByEyes on Trafficking News

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) – During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Attorney General Josh Kaul has announced a new statewide, multi-disciplinary task force comprised of federal, state, and tribal law enforcement and victim service providers dedicated to supporting survivors of human trafficking and ensuring justice is served by those who commit the crime. The Wisconsin Anti-Human…

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
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National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

ByEyes on Trafficking News

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, a day dedicated to the awareness and the prevention of the illegal practice. Human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Cat Morgan with Fierce Freedom, a non profit organization in…