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Raising Awareness to Human Trafficking in Moreno Valley | Debra Blackwell
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Raising Awareness to Human Trafficking in Moreno Valley | Debra Blackwell

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According to a press release by the Riverside County Sheriff’s office, 31 people throughout Riverside County were taken into custody for solicitation of prostitution, prostitution, and pandering. Moreno Valley had the most significant number of arrests out of several cities. In January 2023, multiple agencies participated in “Reclaim & Rebuild” a program that focuses on…

Embattled California Christian college under federal investigation for fraud and labor trafficking
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Embattled California Christian college under federal investigation for fraud and labor trafficking

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An Anza-based Christian college with satellite schools across the world has been the target of a three-year federal investigation triggered by a frantic 911 call to Riverside County authorities from a student who claimed she had not been allowed to leave the campus for months. Homeland Security Investigations, a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,…

911 call leads to Olivet University federal money-laundering and human trafficking investigation
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911 call leads to Olivet University federal money-laundering and human trafficking investigation

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Diane Sieker photo Early Version story. Olivet University has been contacted directly for comment.  A tense 911 call in March, 2018, from a student who claimed she had not been allowed to leave the Anza Olivet University campus for months, immersed Riverside County investigators in a probe alongside federal authorities, according to a recent news…

Raids on black market cannabis farms uncover human trafficking victims
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Raids on black market cannabis farms uncover human trafficking victims

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MOJAVE DESERT, Calif. — As more states legalize cannabis, law enforcement officials say they are seeing an uptick in black market operators using suspected human trafficking victims to grow and trim marijuana sold in legal dispensaries. But authorities and advocates say helping these victims can be complicated because many don’t admit to being trafficked and are…