Riverside County

Testimony by Tara Lee Rodas for The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
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Testimony by Tara Lee Rodas for The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement

ByBilly Joe Cain

Editor’s note: We are non-partisan. Children are being hurt. Please, watch, read, learn, and act accordingly. Hearing Date: Wednesday 04/26/2023 – 3:00 PM Hearing Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building The hearing, “The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children,” will examine the unprecedented surge of unaccompanied alien children at the southwest border and…

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

ByEyes on Trafficking News

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…

Human trafficking conference to highlight how to better protect kids
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Human trafficking conference to highlight how to better protect kids

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Riverside County’s annual “Human Trafficking Conference” will be held next week, beginning Tuesday, in a virtual forum focused on deterring sex crimes against children. The 2023 conference will be hosted by the Department of Public Social Services, featuring multiple speakers and breakout sessions. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and…

Riverside Human Trafficking Conference to focus on protecting kids
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Riverside Human Trafficking Conference to focus on protecting kids

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Riverside County’s annual “Human Trafficking Conference” will be held next week, beginning Tuesday, in a virtual forum focused on deterring sex crimes against children. The 2023 conference will be hosted by the Department of Public Social Services, featuring multiple speakers and breakout sessions. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and…

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

ByEyes on Trafficking News

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

ByEyes on Trafficking News

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

ByEyes on Trafficking News

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…

Olivet Student's Desperate 911 Call Led to Federal Trafficking Probe – Newsweek
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Olivet Student's Desperate 911 Call Led to Federal Trafficking Probe – Newsweek

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The federal investigation into Olivet University, an Evangelical Christian school facing multiple investigations, began after a 911 call from a woman who said she was being held prisoner on its campus in Anza, California, in 2018, current and former law enforcement officials said. The investigations that resulted from that 911 call are complicating Olivet’s efforts…