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A plea agreement, also known as a plea bargain, is a agreement between a defendant and a prosecutor in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a crime in exchange for a reduced charge or sentence. Plea agreements can be a useful tool for resolving criminal cases, as they can save time and resources by avoiding the need for a trial. However, plea agreements can also raise concerns about fairness and justice, as they may result in defendants pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit in order to avoid harsher penalties. In general, plea agreements must be approved by a judge before they can be implemented.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Lexington, Ky., man, Michael Allen Comberger, 57, was sentenced on Thursday to 60 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, for transporting an individual in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in prostitution. According to Comberger’s plea agreement, he admitted to owning and operating an interstate prostitution…
Joylette Blanton, 30, of Sherman, Texas, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for Compelling Prostitution of a Minor and Trafficking of a Person, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office. The Office of the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking and Transnational/Organized Crime (HTTOC) Division, represented by Assistant Attorney General…
MINDANAO, Philippines – On September 21, 2022, a female suspect plead guilty to offenses related to the online sexual exploitation of children in Iligan. This was the penalty for abusing minors in exchange for money online. The conviction was the conclusion of a July 20, 2022, operation in one of the remote barangays in Iligan…
OTTUMWA, Iowa — Ottumwa Police have concluded a two-years-long investigation into human trafficking in the city. Two U.S. residents, originally from Micronesia, pled guilty in Federal Court to two counts of unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of labor trafficking, or forced labor. Nesly Mwarechong, 46, and Bertino Weires, 51, allegedly took passports and social…
October 7, 2022 MANILA, PHILIPPINES – International Justice Mission (IJM) on Wednesday published the first definitive guide to conducting Videotaped In-Depth Disclosure Interviews (VIDI) – a landmark leap forward in prosecuting local traffickers while protecting survivors from re-traumatization. Known as the VIDI Framework, the resource uses years of legal, academic and practical knowledge to present…
The two Micronesian nationals boarded a plane to the United States believing that they would be able to find work there and send money home to their families. But when they landed in Kansas City, Missouri, according to federal prosecutors, they found a different reality. They were able to work at an Iowa meatpacking plant,…
WASHINGTON — Defendants Nesly Mwarecheong, 46, and Bertino Weires, 51, residents of the United States and citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, pleaded guilty in federal court in Des Moines, Iowa, to two counts of unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking or forced labor. A federal grand jury in…
A man arrested in a human-trafficking sting conducted by a tri-county task force is headed to prison after entering into a plea agreement with prosecutors. On Aug. 18, Huron County Prosecutor Tim Rutkowski charged Dennis Michael Bales, 66, of Port Huron, with three felony counts stemming from an operation initiated by the Huron County Sheriff’s…
It seems like in the last few years, it’s come to light that more celebrities are involved in illicit and horrendous crimes such as trafficking, child pornography, and sexual assault. Whether this is due to an influx in such acts or an increase in accountability is up for debate. Nonetheless, each of the following cases…
Pieper Lewis, who killed her alleged rapist in 2020, received a deferred judgment from Polk County District Judge David Porter after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and willful injury. Lewis is just one of several teenagers — often of color — who have been legally penalized or convicted of killing their sex trafficker or assaulter…
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