Human Trafficking

It’s official, the Southwest Florida INTERCEPT Task Force is at work fighting human trafficking and the sexploitation of children.The task force held a news conference Thursday afternoon in Naples to announce the formation. The task force was created earlier this year. Read More.

Somori Moses, 47, will face 15 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of Leondra Foster in 2017 and sex trafficking eight other women, prosecutors said. Read More.

A New York man is accused of luring a teen dozens of miles from home, then forcing her into prostitution for months before Suffolk County police rescued her. Read More.

A Georgia woman was arrested for cruelty to children and human trafficking after an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Echols County Sheriff’s Office, officials said. Read More.

A Pennsylvania constable faces over 700 charges related to human trafficking as a result of a two-year joint investigation conducted by the Chambersburg Police Department and the Franklin County ... Read More.

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Edward Nicholas Carney (54, Kissimmee) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material. The court also ordered Carney to forfeit more than 50 electronic devices which were used to commit the offense. Carney had pleaded guilty on June 22, 2023. Read More.

At a House Committee Hearing known as “An Unbearable Price: The Devastating Human Costs of the Biden-Mayorkas Border Crisis,” Representa Read More.

A Denver man is accused of human trafficking and pimping in new charges announced by the Denver District Attorney’s Office today. Read More.

A woman told a detective that she was struggling with food shortages in Venezuela ― while her daughters’ father was playing baseball professionally in the United States — when a neighbor connected her with an attorney based in Miami, records show. A few years later, she became the victim of a fraud, police said. Read More.

A man faces life in prison after being accused of grooming a child and exploiting her to engage in commercial sexual acts for financial gain. Read More.

About 75 golf carts drove in the “Sound of Freedom” golf cart rally Saturday afternoon to raise awareness about child sex trafficking. Read More.

Joselito Martinez-Gonzalez, 34, and Tanya Wurster, 30, face felony charges Read More.

Human trafficking is a significant concern in the United States, but the situation is worse for some states. According to the Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking, Florida ranks as the third highest state for human trafficking cases and second for labor trafficking cases. Read More.

Illegal aliens among the child predators Read More.

Gov. Ron DeSantis recognized and congratulated the Florida Law Enforcement Interdiction Strike Force to combat human smuggling and drug trafficking, announcing it has had a “successful” first year. Read More.