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Human Trafficking

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High-Ranking Leader in Human Smuggling Organization Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A high-ranking leader in a human smuggling organization was sentenced to eight years in federal prison Aug. 7 following an investigation conducted by HSI and law enforcement partners.

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Collaboration Among HSI, Border Patrol and Mexican Authorities Results in Rescue of Child Kidnapping Victim

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican authorities rescued a 9-year-old boy from Honduras who was being held for ransom by members of a transnational criminal organization in the border town south of El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 2.

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Former School Employee Charged With Transporting a Former Student Across State Lines to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Conduct

CONCORD, N.H. — A former Massachusetts school employee was charged by indictment in federal court in Concord for transporting a former student to New Hampshire to engage in unlawful sexual conduct.

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HSI San Diego, Multiagency Case Results in Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Forcing Women to Travel to San Diego for Prostitution

SAN DIEGO — A Las Vegas man was sentenced to 10 years in prison July 25 for coercing three women to engage in prostitution and transporting them from Las Vegas to San Diego.

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HSI San Diego, Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies Target Human Traffickers at Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO — HSI announced the results of a human trafficking sting aimed at recovering victims of sex trafficking and targeting sex buyers using the San Diego Comic-Con to seek out potential victims.

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HSI Douglas, Multiagency Case Sends Human Smuggling Guide to 10 Years in Prison

DOUGLAS, Ariz. – A Mexican national was sentenced July 2 to 10 years in prison for multiple charges related to human smuggling activity.

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HSI Tucson, Multiagency Case Sends Arizona Man to 130 Months for Human Smuggling Resulting in Death

TUCSON, Ariz. — A local area man was sentenced late June to 130 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his involvement in human smuggling resulting in death.

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Treasury Targets an HSI San Diego Investigation of Transnational Criminal Organization Responsible for Smuggling Migrants Into US

SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned the Abdul Karim Conteh human smuggling organization, a transnational criminal organization based in Tijuana, Mexico.

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Alleged Transnational Human Smuggler Indicted and Sanctioned in the United States and Arrested in Mexico

An indictment was unsealed containing criminal charges against the alleged leader of a human smuggling organization responsible for unlawfully bringing thousands of migrants into the United States. Along with the organization, the defendant, who was arrested in Mexico at the request of the United States, has also been designated for financial sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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Florida Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking a Minor

TAMPA, Fla. — A joint investigation with HSI Tampa and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has led to an indictment charging a Florida man with sex trafficking of a minor.