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All of the human trafficking cases found in this section of the site are recent federal cases prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice. Note: The details of the cases are taken directly from the public press releases issued by the U.S. Office of Public Affairs and/or outside sources and are not written by Polaris Project.
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A Newark man who ran a prostitution business in Atlantic City and three other New Jersey municipalities pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Camden on Monday to sex trafficking and firearms charges. Please click here to read the full article. |
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A federal jury convicted Lloyd Mack Royal, age 29, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, of: conspiracy to commit sex trafficking; sex trafficking of a minor; sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion; and distribution of drugs to persons under 21, related to a scheme to prostitute three minor females. To read the complete article click here. |
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Cristina Andres Perfecto of Nashville, Tenn., was sentenced late yesterday in federal court in Memphis to 190 months in prison for sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, sex trafficking of a juvenile and conspiracy, the Justice Department announced. Perfecto's co-defendant, Juan Mendez, was sentenced to 50 years in prison on June 27, 2008, after pleading guilty to child sex trafficking and sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion. Perfecto and Mendez each admitted to fraudulently luring two young girls, including a 13 year-old, from rural Mexico to Tennessee with the intent of forcing them into prostitution. Read more... |
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October 14, 2009 | Kansas City - Two Chinese nationals charged two years ago in a large sex trafficking operation in Johnson County apologized today to the court and the United States before a judge sent them to prison. Cheng Tang, 23, and Zhong Yan Liu, 37, were sentenced for their role in recruiting Asian women to Kansas City to participate in a prostitution ring. In that ring, dozens of women were rotated in and out of Johnson County massage parlors where they performed sexual acts on customers up to 14 hours a day, seven days a week. Read More... |
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October 7, 2009 | Washington - A Moldovan national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Kansas City, Mo., for his role in a forced labor trafficking scheme that victimized workers in 14 states, the Justice Department announced. Frumusache is subject to a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison without parole, as well as a fine of up to $250,000 and an order of restitution. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Feb. 25, 2010. Read More... |
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