Coercion and Enticement

Feds indict man nabbed by Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force
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Feds indict man nabbed by Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force

An affidavit filed in U.S. District Court highlights the text messages exchanged between Torrence and a task force undercover agent posing as a 15-year-old girl over the social media application known as “Whisper”.  By Mike Gauntner A mechanic from the Akron area now faces a federal charge after being arrested in an undercover sting conducted…

United States Attorney Announces Results Of Efforts To Combat Human Trafficking
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United States Attorney Announces Results Of Efforts To Combat Human Trafficking

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the results achieved to date by the Middle District of Florida to combat human trafficking. This includes trafficking of minors, forced labor, and sex trafficking of adults by force, fraud, or coercion. During fiscal year 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of…

Military buildup on Guam brings security implications related to human trafficking
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Military buildup on Guam brings security implications related to human trafficking

There is only one way to describe human trafficking, “modern slavery,” according to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who addressed local leaders during the annual Human Rights Conference. “It is really important that every country, every leadership, every citizenry be completely devoted to the idea that we have to end modern-day slavery,” Rice said…