Hotel

A hotel is a type of establishment that provides lodging and accommodations to travelers and guests. Hotels are typically located in tourist areas or near transportation hubs, and they often offer a range of services and amenities, such as restaurants, fitness centers, and business centers. Hotels are rated and classified based on their quality and the types of services they offer, and they can range from budget or economy hotels to luxury or upscale hotels. Hotels are often part of larger hospitality or tourism industries, and they are an important source of jobs and economic activity in many communities.

How Technology and Training Can Stop Human Trafficking in its Tracks
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How Technology and Training Can Stop Human Trafficking in its Tracks

On April 8, 2022, a 15-year-old girl went missing from a Mavericks basketball game at the American Airlines Center Arena in Dallas. Surveillance cameras later captured her leaving the arena with an unidentified male who got into the game using a fake ticket. The girl was found 11 days after her abduction thanks to an…

What the survivors of human trafficking deserve – New York Daily News
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What the survivors of human trafficking deserve – New York Daily News

In our adversarial legal system, prosecutors and public defenders don’t often see eye to eye. But as the Manhattan district attorney and veteran attorneys for the Legal Aid Society, we agree on this: Survivors of human trafficking should not be criminalized. A 2021 state law gives judges wide discretion to free trafficking survivors from the…

3 charged in human-trafficking sting plead not guilty
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3 charged in human-trafficking sting plead not guilty

Three men arrested in July in a human-trafficking sting conducted by a multi-agency task force pleaded not guilty to all charges in Huron County 52nd Circuit Court on Monday. Daniel R. Horetski, 45, of Port Austin; Kevin A. Manor, 56, of Sebewaing; and Jeremy J. Susalla, 40, of Ubly were charged July 13 in Huron…

Kids in DFCS care running away, falling victim to sex trafficking
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Kids in DFCS care running away, falling victim to sex trafficking

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Foster children living in metro Atlanta department of family and children services (DFCS) offices for months at a time were doing drugs, stealing, fighting and running away, according to an Atlanta News First investigation. Back in August, the investigation reported on the practice of office hoteling, in which children…

Bills Awaiting Gov. Newsom's Signature Could Give International Contract Workers Some Protections
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Bills Awaiting Gov. Newsom's Signature Could Give International Contract Workers Some Protections

Two bills awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature — or veto — would broaden protections for an estimated 300,000 foreign contract workers laboring in California on work visas. While the documented abusive conditions in “guest worker” visa programs have led to calls for their termination, these bills would offer some improvements to the workers involved. AB…

Montgomery County Sheriff makes arrests in Undercover Prostitution Operation
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Montgomery County Sheriff makes arrests in Undercover Prostitution Operation

By Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office | September 22, 2022 On September 21, 2022, at around 8 p.m. the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Unit in cooperation with Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance (HTRA), conducted an undercover sting operation at a local hotel resulting in the arrest of fourteen suspects for Solicitation of Prostitution. Among the fourteen suspects arrested,…

Pct. 5 chief deputy Brian Harris busted in prostitution sting | khou.com
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Pct. 5 chief deputy Brian Harris busted in prostitution sting | khou.com

Brian Harris was among the 14 people arrested by Montgomery County’s organized crime unit at a local hotel, the sheriff’s office said. He was fired from Precinct 5. Pct. 5 Chief Deputy Brian Harris was among the 14 people arrested by Montgomery County’s organized crime unit at a local hotel, the sheriff’s office said. The…

East Hartford Resident Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Child Sex Trafficking
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East Hartford Resident Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Child Sex Trafficking

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOEL LINDSAY, also known as “Joey Guapo,” 24, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 135 months of imprisonment for child sex trafficking. According to court documents…