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Combatting Human Trafficking

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HSI San Juan Hosts Human Trafficking Outreach at the San Sebastian Street Festival

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — HSI San Juan continues the efforts of the DHS Blue Campaign to educate the public on human trafficking indicators and alerts throughout National Human Trafficking Prevention Month.

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Southwest Florida INTERCEPT Task Force Highlights First Anniversary of Combatting Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation

FORT MYERS, Fla. — HSI Fort Myers and the Southwest Florida Inter-agency Child Exploitation and Persons Trafficking Task Force held a press conference Jan. 8 to highlight the successes of the unique multi-agency partnership during its first year.

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DHS Blue Campaign Calls on the Public to Join the Fight Against Human Trafficking

WASHINGTON — The DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking is urging individuals, organizations, and communities to participate in #WearBlueDay, Jan. 11, a global outreach event aimed at raising awareness about the devastating issue of human trafficking.

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Massachusetts Man Charged With Sex Trafficking and Transporting Victim Through 4 States

BOSTON — HSI special agents arrested a Lowell man on Dec. 13 who has been charged with sex trafficking a victim in Massachusetts, Nevada, Rhode Island and New York.

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HSI Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea for Massachusetts Man for Sex Trafficking

BOSTON — A Tewksbury man pleaded guilty Nov. 12 to sex trafficking after an investigation by HSI uncovered an interstate sex trafficking ring operating throughout New England, New York and New Jersey.

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Owner of Boston Pizzeria Chain Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Prison for Forced Labor

BOSTON — The owner of Stash’s Pizza, a pizzeria chain in Massachusetts, was sentenced Oct. 25 for forced labor charges.

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HSI Investigation Leads to 10-Year Sentence for Boston Man Who Attempted to Purchase Sex With Minor

BOSTON — A Boston man was sentenced Oct. 10 in federal court in Boston for attempting to pay for sex with a 14-year-old girl.

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Former Tufts Medical Center Doctor Convicted of Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child After HSI Investigation

BOSTON — A former anesthesiologist at Tufts Medical Center was convicted by a federal jury Oct. 10 of attempted sex trafficking of a child after he was caught by an HSI undercover operation.

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Third Gang Member Receives Lengthy Prison Sentence for Sex Trafficking Following HSI Houston-Led Investigation

HOUSTON — A third gang member has received a lengthy prison sentence for his role in a sex trafficking conspiracy involving 13 minor victims and one adult victim following an investigation by HSI and law enforcement partners.

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Lead Defendant in HSI Investigation of High-End Brothel Network Pleads Guilty

BOSTON — Han Lee, 42, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to persuade, induce, entice and coerce individuals to travel in interstate or foreign commerce to engage in prostitution; and one count of money laundering conspiracy.