Tag: Human trafficking
Texas constable’s office accused of abusing female deputies
HOUSTON — Three female deputies filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing a Texas constable of turning the office's undercover operations into a “booze-fueled playground...
23 rescued from suspected smuggling boat off California
Twenty-three people were rescued Monday from a suspected smuggling boat off the San Diego coast not far from where another vessel broke up a...
Tim Tebow, Tennessee gov unveil anti-human trafficking push
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former NFL player Tim Tebow joined Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at the state Capitol on Thursday to announce a multimillion-dollar partnership...
Gaetz associate expected to plead guilty in federal case
WASHINGTON — A key figure in the federal investigation of Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges next week.
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Suit: Workers lured from India paid $1.20 per hour for years
Workers from marginalized communities in India were lured to the U.S. and forced to work long hours for just a few dollars per day...
Judge sets November for start of Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial
NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial will start in November on charges that she recruited teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse...
Florida clears officials in treatment of Jeffrey Epstein
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida detectives have cleared Palm Beach County prosecutors and sheriff's officials of criminal wrongdoing in connection with their handling of...
Prosecutors defend nightly sleep checks on Ghislaine Maxwell
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors say Ghislaine Maxwell is not under suicide watch, but it’s still necessary to flash light into her cell every...
Ghislaine Maxwell’s July trial is postpone until the fall
NEW YORK — The July trial for Ghislaine Maxwell on charges that she aided ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein in the sexual abuse of teenage girls...
How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical pot
ORLANDO, Fla. — When Rep. Matt Gaetz vacationed in the Bahamas in 2018, he was joined by a doctor who donated to his campaign...