Military, teacher included in those apprehended in massive human trafficking bust
228 people, including U.S. military personnel and teachers, have been arrested in a major human trafficking bust in Florida, authorities announced Tuesday. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said 150 suspects (johns), 66 prostitutes and 12 others were arrested in a multi-agency operation dubbed Operation Grief March 2024. Ta. The suspects included school teachers, coaches, and […]
Former Honduran President appears in NYC, takes stand in drug trafficking trial
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took the stand Tuesday for the defense in his New York trial and denied that he teamed up with drug dealers to protect them in exchange for millions of dollars in bribes. . His testimony in federal court in Manhattan came after days of testimony from drug cartel traffickers […]
‘She was pretty distraught’: A suspected human trafficking victim who went missing in 2017 was found in a Michigan motel
A woman missing since 2017 was found in Inkster, Michigan earlier this week. According to reports, Michigan State Police noted that the woman contacted her family to tell them she was being held against her will. WXYZ. It had been several years since the family had heard from the woman. Authorities are not releasing the […]
San Francisco residents unleash on blue city’s failure to curb ‘brutal sex trafficking’ rampant on streets
According to a recent petition, residents of San Francisco’s Mission District accuse the city of “brutal sex trafficking” of failing voters, especially minority residents, and say that pimps and distractions like Jones brazenly accused the city of losing voters, especially minority residents. They denounced the threat of occupying the streets. “The City of San Francisco […]
Former Honduras leader to stand trial for allowing drug trafficking through the country, bound for the US
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was once touted by US authorities as a key ally in the drug war. Federal prosecutors now claim the political leader ran the Central American country as a “narco-state” and collected millions of dollars from violent cartels for his rise to power. Nearly two years after his arrest and […]
Jeffrey Epstein victims sue FBI â accuse agency of cover-up, enabling sex trafficking operation
On Wednesday, more than a dozen anonymous victims of Jeffrey Epstein filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation, accusing the agency of conducting a cover-up and enabling the financier’s sex trafficking operation. Reuters report. The women allege that the FBI tried to cover up the alleged botched investigation into Epstein. The complaint says […]
Numerous members, associates of violent Boston gang face racketeering, drug trafficking and other charges
More than 40 members and associates of a violent Boston gang allegedly involved in multiple murders, extortion, coronavirus loan fraud and other crimes were arrested Wednesday during an investigation involving federal and local agencies. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, led by Chief Justice Joshua S. Levy, announced the crackdown Wednesday after […]
Epstein victims accuse FBI of enabling sex trafficking in new lawsuit
More than a dozen victims of Jeffrey Epstein sued The U.S. government on Wednesday accused the FBI of allowing and enabling his sex trafficking for two decades. The anonymous victims claimed that the FBI received credible information about Epstein’s sex trafficking operation as early as 1996, but did not investigate. The investigation, which finally began […]
Bitcoin Favored in Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation: FinCEN Report – CoinDesk
A few years ago, Bitcoin (Bitcoin) It has become a popular means of conducting illegal trade to support a burgeoning global business in smuggling and human exploitation, according to the report. Analysis released Tuesday According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. According to a trends report released by the Treasury Department, government filings from […]
Former Honduran National Police chief pleads guilty to drug trafficking
Juan Carlos Bonilla, better known as “El Tigre,” has long been a feared figure in Honduras. His roots were in the military, and he brought that mindset to the national police force, which he eventually led. But Bonilla’s tenure was dogged by allegations of human rights abuses, including running a death squad and killing drug […]