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HSI Charleston, U.S. attorney's office conduct anti-human trafficking workshop | ICE
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HSI Charleston, U.S. attorney's office conduct anti-human trafficking workshop | ICE

ByEyes on Trafficking News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Charleston teamed up with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia to conduct a day-long human trafficking training workshop Jan. 31 at the University of Charleston. The event, titled “Combatting Human Trafficking in West Virginia: Bringing Our Communities Together for Response,…

HSI Norfolk investigation leads to Virginia business owner admitting to money laundering … – ICE
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HSI Norfolk investigation leads to Virginia business owner admitting to money laundering … – ICE

ByEyes on Trafficking News

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Norfolk investigation led to a guilty plea from a Midlothian, Virginia man Jan. 31 for conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America; benefiting from forced labor; money laundering; and harboring undocumented non-citizens. According to the…

Tarrant County 5 Stones January 2023 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones January 2023 Meeting

ByBilly Joe Cain

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our 5 Stones January 2023 meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this January consisted of some law enforcement updates including a special case update by Sgt. White, and a presentation by Sarolyn Morgan, LCSW-S, BCD, with Homeland Security Investigations.  Ms. Morgan discussed the process of survivor recovery and…

DHS Helped 765 Human Trafficking Victims in 2022, Made Thousands of Trafficking Arrests
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DHS Helped 765 Human Trafficking Victims in 2022, Made Thousands of Trafficking Arrests

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the second Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) Annual Report, outlining the Department’s achievements in combatting human trafficking during the previous fiscal year (FY). As a global leader in the fight against human trafficking, DHS works to end sex trafficking and forced labor through a wide range of…

Williamsburg Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Conspiracy Involving Labor Trafficking
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Williamsburg Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Conspiracy Involving Labor Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Midlothian man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America, benefiting from forced labor, money laundering, and harboring undocumented non-citizens. According to court documents, George William Evans, 68, was the fifty-percent owner of a commercial laundry…

Chautauqua County man accused of sex trafficking a minor – WKBW
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Chautauqua County man accused of sex trafficking a minor – WKBW

ByEyes on Trafficking News

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that 48-year-old William A. Quinones, of Mayville, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and sex trafficking of a minor. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, in July 2021 the Chautauqua…

'Sextortion' Human Trafficking Prevention Month Topic – Defense.gov
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'Sextortion' Human Trafficking Prevention Month Topic – Defense.gov

ByEyes on Trafficking News

In December President Joe Biden proclaimed January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. “Together, we can combat human trafficking and its cruel consequences — creating a safer, freer and more just world for everyone,” the proclamation states. Biden encouraged people to report tips or seek help by calling the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888. The…