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Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming
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Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming

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Editor’s note: PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS OR ELDERLY PERSONS YOU KNOW. Their savings might be at risk. Better to be safe and get educated about these types of scams. “Pig-butchering” online scams have grown from continued poverty and corruption. And they prey on our vulnerabilities. This specific type of labor trafficking essentially creates a Ponzi…

Former Jeffrey Epstein Associate Steven Hoffenberg Found Dead In His Home
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Former Jeffrey Epstein Associate Steven Hoffenberg Found Dead In His Home

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Hoffenberg, found guilty of running a Ponzi scheme in 1997, accused Epstein of participating. (Photo: The Washington Post via Getty Images) Convicted in 1997 of a Ponzi scheme he accused Jeffrey Epstein of participating in, Steven Hoffenberg was found dead Tuesday in his Derby, Connecticut, home, according to Rolling Stone. The cause and manner of…

Wheatus’ ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ spawns TikTok phenomenon
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Wheatus’ ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ spawns TikTok phenomenon

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Editor’s note: this article is included for the mention of the “Satanic Panic,” which is a related issue to human trafficking and ritual abuses. We are merely providing it for educational, cultural reference. Everybody wants to be a teenage dirtbag — on TikTok, at least. “Teenage Dirtbag,” the 2000 hit song by Northport rock band…

NYC human trafficking victims forced into prostitution, fraud desperately seek a way out of the shadows
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NYC human trafficking victims forced into prostitution, fraud desperately seek a way out of the shadows

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What they have in common are tragically similar circumstances that primed them for victimization: They were vulnerable, desperate, and fell under the control and manipulation of human traffickers who …

Immunity for sex workers reporting crimes will help trafficking victims
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Immunity for sex workers reporting crimes will help trafficking victims

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 Six years ago, Laura Mullen was raped by members of a criminal gang at knifepoint on Long Island. But her fear of being charged for prostitution stopped her from reporting the crime.    Today, she is advocating for legislation that gives sex workers and trafficking victims immunity from prosecution when they report crimes and seek…

The New Prostitutes? What is human trafficking evolving into?
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The New Prostitutes? What is human trafficking evolving into?

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Dear Global Centurion Foundation friends, we wanted to highlight a Letter to the Editor from Melissa Farley, Ph.D., Executive Director, Prostitution Research & Education, to the New York Times, regarding Robert Kolker’s article “The New Prostitutes”. Please share her thoughtful reply to your circles. There are no “new prostitutes” as Robert Kolker puts it.Instead, there…