Criminal Conspiracy

Visa 'Intended to Help' Pornhub, MindGeek Monetize Child Porn: Ruling – Variety
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Visa 'Intended to Help' Pornhub, MindGeek Monetize Child Porn: Ruling – Variety

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In a setback for Visa in a case alleging the payment processor is liable for the distribution of child pornography on Pornhub and other sites operated by parent company MindGeek, a federal judge ruled that it was reasonable to conclude that Visa knowingly facilitated the criminal activity. On Friday, July 29, U.S. District Judge Cormac…

Guatemala charges 10 for 2021 trip when migrants were slain
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Guatemala charges 10 for 2021 trip when migrants were slain

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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Guatemala on Friday charged 10 members of a smuggling ring that allegedly organized a 2021 trip during which 15 migrants were killed in northern Mexico. Prosecutors said the suspects are charged with criminal conspiracy, money laundering, human trafficking and other crimes. A dozen members of an elite police unit…

Mexico holds ex-political boss in sex recruiting scandal
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Mexico holds ex-political boss in sex recruiting scandal

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico City said Tuesday a judge has ordered a former political boss held in jail pending trial on sex-trafficking charges. Cuauhtémoc Gutiérrez is the former Mexico City leader of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, which ruled Mexico for most of the 20th century. Gutierrez resigned in 2014 following reports that…