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A human trafficking prosecution unit is a specialized team of law enforcement and legal professionals who are tasked with investigating and prosecuting cases of human trafficking. Human trafficking is the exploitation of individuals for labor or commercial sex through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. It is a global problem that affects millions of people and is considered a form of modern-day slavery. A human trafficking prosecution unit typically works closely with other law enforcement agencies, social service providers, and victim advocacy groups to identify victims, gather evidence, and bring traffickers to justice. The unit may also provide support and assistance to victims of trafficking.
Terry Florence is on of 11 men indicted in a trafficking ring uncovered after a missing 17-year-old Missouri girl was rescued in a US Marshals operation in Atlanta. ATLANTA — As the Attorney General‘s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit continues to get indictments on suspects accused of buying and selling victims for sex across metro Atlanta,…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A College Park woman was convicted for human trafficking a 16-year-old girl from DeKalb County. Jahaundria Seabron, 27, pleaded guilty to trafficking the girl in December 2020. She was sentenced to 30 years, with 18 years in prison according to the Georgia Attorney General’s Office. Seabron pleaded guilty on May 15…
ATLANTA (WUPA) — Human Trafficking Month may have come to an end, but the abuse is never over for its victims. Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of several major hubs for human trafficking in the country, and it’s where state and local officials gathered at a press conference on Monday to commemorate National…
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Mayor Andre Dickens and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp joined forces Tuesday in an effort that transcends party lines – fighting modern-day slavery. WATCH LIVE Dickens, a Democrat, and Kemp, a Republican, joined airport officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for a news conference on the last day of National…
U.S. District Chief Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced defendants Nesly Mwarecheong, 46, and Bertino Weires, 51, U.S. residents and Federated States of Micronesia citizens, to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and nearly $70,000 in restitution to the victims for withholding passports to coerce labor of two men in a…
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned a superseding indictment charging a Wisconsin man with labor and sex trafficking, production of child pornography and money laundering. The superseding nine-count indictment charges Austin Koeckeritz, 29, with forced labor, sex trafficking by force, sex trafficking of a minor, interstate travel with the intent…
Three others have previously been convicted in the case, which involved a 15-year-old victim being sold for sex in Clayton County in 2018. CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Clayton County man has been convicted of selling a teen girl for sex in 2018, the fourth and last defendant in a trafficking case in which the…
Willis Lewis, 49, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, and Brittany Jones, 33, of Suitland, Maryland, were sentenced for their roles in a sex trafficking operation involving teenage victims. Lewis was sentenced to life in prison; Jones was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The result was announced by United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Assistant Attorney…
Attorney General Chris Carr announced the indictment of eight alleged members of the LOTTO gang in Gwinnett County following a major investigation conducted by the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Section. The eight defendants are facing a range of charges, including Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude, Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and…
Former NFL linebacker Eric Johnson was among eight man indicted Thursday in what’s being called a “major human trafficking gang investigation.” Johnson played for the Oakland Raiders from 2000 to 2003. He spent 2004 with the Atlanta Falcons and 2005 with the Arizona Cardinals. The highlight of the special teams standout’s career came in Super…
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