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New Jersey attorney general announces human trafficking initiative in Trenton
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New Jersey attorney general announces human trafficking initiative in Trenton

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Jan 26, 2023, 12:18pm By: News 12 Staff January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and New Jersey is ramping up its fight against human traffickers. The formation of a unit inside the division of criminal justice to specifically target these crimes was announced today at the Trenton War Memorial. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew…

Human trafficking is a major problem in New Jersey (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)
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Human trafficking is a major problem in New Jersey (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Trenton, we have a sex trafficking and slave problem. In the Summer of 2022, rumors spread through Trenton that young Latina women were being snatched off local streets and pressed into the city’s sex trade business. Lured into houses and expecting a “party”, some girls ended up as the party. While those stories persisted, New…

AG Platkin Launches New Unit to Prosecute Human Trafficking – Insider NJ
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AG Platkin Launches New Unit to Prosecute Human Trafficking – Insider NJ

ByEyes on Trafficking News

As crimes involving forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation continue to grow nationwide, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a new unit within the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) that will focus exclusively on investigating and prosecuting these types of human trafficking crimes in New Jersey. The newly established Human Trafficking Unit will spearhead…