Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation

4 indicted in west Columbus human trafficking, drug bust
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4 indicted in west Columbus human trafficking, drug bust

A Franklin County grand jury indicted four people in connection to a human and drug trafficking ring in Columbus, following a yearslong investigation by an Ohio crime investigation task force. The suspects were charged with 44 felony charges for criminal activity that occurred from 2018 to 2022. RELATED: Columbus police arrest 13 gang members during…

Child-porn cases swamp Mahoning Valley court dockets – The Vindicator
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Child-porn cases swamp Mahoning Valley court dockets – The Vindicator

Prosecutors in the Mahoning Valley are talking about the outbreak of child pornography cases cropping up in area courts. Assistant Trumbull County Prosecutor Gabriel Wildman says there used to be a handful per year, but now he has 20 to 25 cases before him at one time. Wildman just in the last week had started…

Central Ohio task force seeks teen, a suspected trafficking victim – The Columbus Dispatch
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Central Ohio task force seeks teen, a suspected trafficking victim – The Columbus Dispatch

The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force is requesting help in locating a missing 17-year-old girl they believe is a human trafficking victim, and they’ve released photos of her as well as of a Columbus man wanted on a felony warrant who they want to question about her disappearance. Daniela Juneth Cruz-Rios is an unaccompanied minor in…

US Marshals arrest 3 in Columbus human trafficking investigation – 10TV
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US Marshals arrest 3 in Columbus human trafficking investigation – 10TV

The U.S. Marshals Service arrested the three after multiple victims, all underage, were identified through the investigation. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Three Columbus residents were arrested Tuesday in connection to a human trafficking investigation, the Ohio attorney general announced. Twenty-year-old Ka-Auija’e “Unique” Washington, 28-year-old Levrous “Vell” Alfred and 21-year-old Patrice Bigord were indicted by a Franklin…