Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. It is a member of the United States Department of Justice and reports to both the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence. The FBI’s mission is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners. The FBI has jurisdiction over federal crimes and certain other matters, and it works closely with other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute criminal cases.

Newberry County man charged with 10 counts of human trafficking, possession of a firearm, and other offenses
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Newberry County man charged with 10 counts of human trafficking, possession of a firearm, and other offenses

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – A grand jury has charged a Newberry County man with multiple charges including felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, human trafficking conspiracy, multiple counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, & coercion, multiple counts of witness tampering. Officials said Eric “E Dolla” Jones has been charged along with his…

Atlanta Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Offenses During Super Bowl LIV in Miami
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Atlanta Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Offenses During Super Bowl LIV in Miami

MIAMI – An Atlanta sex trafficker has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for forcing a young woman and a girl into selling themselves for sex. Anthony Bernard Carter was convicted in July by a federal jury in Miami of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion; transporting a person to engage in sexual…

South Florida Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Offenses Against Minor Girls
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South Florida Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Offenses Against Minor Girls

MIAMI — A 26-year-old Broward County man was sentenced today in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., by U.S. District Court Judge William P. Dimitrouleas to 30 years in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to traffic minor girls for commercial sex. On August 11, 2022, following a four-day trial, a federal jury found Kerby…

Bristol Man Charged with Sex Trafficking, Related Offenses
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Bristol Man Charged with Sex Trafficking, Related Offenses

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment today charging DAVID MARSHALL, also known as “Saint,” 37, of Bristol, with sex trafficking…

Sheriff’s office makes 10 arrests in human trafficking operation, helps six victims
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Sheriff’s office makes 10 arrests in human trafficking operation, helps six victims

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said it made 10 arrests in two-day-long Human Trafficking Operations in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, and helped six victims connect with local victim resources. On Oct. 26 and 27, detectives from the Ventura County Human Trafficking Task Force (VCHTTF) said they identified areas that have…

Owner and Employees of the Sayville Motor Lodge Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Managing a Drug Premises
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Owner and Employees of the Sayville Motor Lodge Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Managing a Drug Premises

An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Narendarakuma Dadarwala, his wife Shardaben Dadarwala, their son Jigar Dadarwala, Ashokbhai Patel, and Himanshu, Inc. d/b/a Sayville Motor Lodge with sex trafficking conspiracy.  The Dadarwalas, Patel, and Himanshu, Inc. are also charged with managing a drug premises, and Narendarakuma Dadarwala is charged with…

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Memphis Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking

Jackson, Miss. – A Memphis man pled guilty to sex trafficking of a minor and interstate sex trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca, Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch. Wayne Edwards Settles, 30, pled guilting on October 25, 2022, in U.S. District Court…

Human trafficker sentenced to life in prison following DCI investigation
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Human trafficker sentenced to life in prison following DCI investigation

Press release from the Montana Attorney General’s Office HELENA – A Billings man was sentenced today to life in prison for kidnapping minors, transporting a person for illegal sexual activity, and drug trafficking and firearms crimes following an investigation by the Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). “As a result of the…

Boston Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Minor
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Boston Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Minor

BOSTON – A Boston man has been charged with allegedly trafficking a minor he met on social media to engage in commercial sex acts. Jimall Dawn Brown, 33, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of sex trafficking of a minor. Brown was arrested this morning and will appear in federal court in Boston…

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…