traffic Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Extradited from Mexico to United States to Face Federal Drug-trafficking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:31:49 EST An allegedly high-ranking leader of one of Mexico’s largest drug cartels, whose father allegedly heads a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel and is among Mexico’s most powerful drug kingpins, was extradited today from Mexico to face federal narcotics trafficking conspiracy charges in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Maryland Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking, Firearm and Drug Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:10:18 EDT Lloyd Mack Royal, III aka “Blyss”, aka “B”, aka “Furious” was convicted late yesterday of sex trafficking of minors and sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, as well as firearm and drug charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Key Member of International Human Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Twenty Years By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 15:59:40 EDT Francisco Cortes-Meza, 26, of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story in the Northern District of Georgia for sex trafficking in an organization that targeted young Mexican women. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Four Defendants Sentenced in Human Trafficking Ring By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:38:59 EDT Juan Cortes-Meza, 33, of Mexico; Raul Cortes-Meza, 22, of Mexico; Edison Wagner Rosa Tort, 71, of Cartersville, Ga.; and Otto Jaime Larios Perez, 27, of Guatemala were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story for participating in sex trafficking in an organization targeting young Mexican women. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the National Conference on Human Trafficking By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 3 May 2010 11:56:27 EDT "For today’s Justice Department, our work to pursue human trafficking investigations and prosecutions and to support those who serve and assist victims is not simply a top priority. It’s also a source of great pride," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
traffic Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Announce 30 Convictions, More Than $143 Million in Seizures from Initiative Targeting Traffickers in Counterfeit Network Hardware By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 May 2010 13:47:45 EDT Operation Network Raider, a domestic and international enforcement initiative targeting the illegal distribution of counterfeit network hardware manufactured in China, has resulted in 30 felony convictions and more than 700 seizures of counterfeit Cisco network hardware and labels with an estimated retail value of more than $143 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Counterfeit Slot Machines and Computer Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 May 2010 18:55:22 EDT Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera, 43, a Cuban national, and Henry Mantilla, 35, of Cape Coral, Fla., pleaded guilty today in front of U.S. District Court Judge Philip M. Pro in Las Vegas to one count of conspiracy to produce and sell counterfeit International Game Technology video gaming machines, commonly known as slot machines, and counterfeit IGT computer programs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Hawaii Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 May 2010 18:25:24 EDT Rodney D. King, aka “Shadow,” pleaded guilty today to federal sex trafficking charges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Colombian Trafficker with Links to Mexican and Colombian Cartels Extradited from Mexico to the U.S. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:04:24 EDT Pedro Antonio Bermudez, also known as “El Arquitecto,” was arraigned Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, N.Y., following his extradition on June 15, 2010, from Mexico to the United States on charges of participating in an international drug trafficking conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Five Brothers Charged in Human Trafficking Scheme That Smuggled Young Ukrainian Migrants By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:19:44 EDT An indictment unsealed today in Philadelphia charged Omelyan Botsvynyuk, Stepan Botsvynyuk, Mykhaylo Botsvynyuk, Dmytro Botsvynyuk, and Yaroslav Botsvynyuk, a/k/a Yaroslav Churuk, with extortion and conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking operation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Three Indicted in Alleged Conspiracy Involving the Trafficking of Haitian Nationals By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 17:23:32 EDT Carline Ceneus, Cabioch Bontemps and Willy Edouard have been indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in the Northern District of Florida for engaging in a conspiracy to commit forced labor and visa fraud involving Haitian nationals. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Maryland Man Sentenced on Federal Sex Trafficking, Drug and Firearm Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:40:07 EDT Lloyd Mack Royal III, aka “Blyss,” “B,” and “Furious,” 29, of Gaithersburg, Md., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. for his role in a sex trafficking operation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Alleged International Credit Card Trafficker Arrested in France on U.S. Charges Related to Sale of Stolen Card Data By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:14:06 EDT Vladislav Anatolievich Horohorin, 27, aka “BadB” of Moscow, Russia, was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2009 on charges of access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Statement on Accused Arms Trafficker Viktor Bout by Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:34:31 EDT “We are extremely pleased that the Appeals Court in Thailand has granted the extradition of Viktor Bout to the United States on charges of conspiring to sell weapons to a terrorist organization for use in killing Americans," said Acting Deputy Attorney General Grindler. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Two Individuals Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Traffic in Counterfeit Slot Machines and Computer Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:06:13 EDT Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera, 43, a Cuban national, and Henry Mantilla, 35, of Cape Coral, Fla., were sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Philip M. Pro in Las Vegas to two years in prison each for conspiring to produce and sell counterfeit International Game Technology (IGT) video gaming machines, commonly known as slot machines, and counterfeit IGT computer programs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Tennessee Man Charged in Connection with Sex Trafficking Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:55:14 EDT A federal grand jury in the Western District of Tennessee indicted Terrence Arnett Yarbrough, aka “T-Rex,” on four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion against minor and adult female victims. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Six People Charged in Human Trafficking Conspiracy for Exploiting 400 Thai Farm Workers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:24:40 EDT A federal grand jury in Honolulu indicted Mordechai Orian, an Israeli national; Pranee Tubchumpol, Shane Germann and Sam Wongsesanit of Global Horizons Manpower Inc., located in Los Angeles; and Thai labor recruiters Ratawan Chunharutai and Podjanee Sinchai for engaging in a conspiracy to commit forced labor and document servitude. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Woman Indicted for Trafficking Young Women from Nigeria to Work as Nannies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:02:12 EDT Bidemi Bello, formerly of Buford, Ga., and presently from Nigeria, was arraigned today, following an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Sep.10, 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Honolulu Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison on Sex Trafficking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:04:01 EDT Rodney D. King, 44, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge David Alan Ezra to 300 months in prison followed by a life term of supervised release in federal court. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Eighty-Nine Law Enforcement Officers and 44 Others Indicted for Drug Trafficking Crimes in Puerto Rico By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 12:07:38 EDT Eighty-nine law enforcement officers and 44 others in Puerto Rico have been charged in 26 indictments unsealed today and returned by a grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the month of September 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 10th Anniversary Event By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:49:54 EDT "Today, we commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
traffic Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer Delivers Remarks at the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 10th Anniversary Event By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:55:08 EDT "The Trafficking Victims Protection Act was a landmark piece of legislation," said Assistant Attorney General Breuer. Full Article Speech
traffic Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Delivers Remarks at the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 10th Anniversary Event By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:58:27 EDT "Human trafficking is a grave affront to human rights and to our nation’s core values, and there can be no higher calling in our commitment to vindicating the individual rights of all people than eradicating this form of modern-day slavery," said Assistant Attorney General Perez. Full Article Speech
traffic California Woman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Human Trafficking Charge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:28:14 EST Fang Ping Ding was sentenced in federal court late yesterday to 37 months in prison for confiscating the passport, visa and other documents of a woman from the People’s Republic of China in order to maintain control over the victim and force her to work as an unpaid, live-in domestic servant. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Massachusetts Man Convicted for Trafficking in Illegally-Imported Sperm Whale Teeth and Narwhal Tusks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:31:45 EST A Massachusetts man was convicted today by a jury in federal court in Boston of seven felonies related to the illegal importation and illegal trafficking of sperm whale teeth and narwhal tusks, the Department of Justice announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Leader of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization and Associate Found Guilty of Conspiring to Import Multiple Tons of Cocaine into the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:06:05 EST Christian Fernando Borda and Alvaro Alvaran-Velez, two narcotics traffickers aligned with the Autodefenses Unidas de Colombia (AUC), were found guilty today in U.S. District Court of conspiring to import ton-quantities of cocaine into the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Woman Sentenced in Columbus, Ohio, for Role in Human Trafficking Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:21:55 EST Maria Terechina, a national of the Russian Federation, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ohio, for her role in a human trafficking conspiracy involving guestworkers who worked in hotels as housekeepers and laundry workers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Department of Justice Announces Launch of Human Trafficking Enhanced Enforcement Initiative By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 15:04:56 EST The Departments of Justice, Homeland Security and Labor announced today the launch of a nationwide Human Trafficking Enhanced Enforcement Initiative designed to streamline federal criminal investigations and prosecutions of human trafficking offenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Meeting By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 15:06:07 EST "As part of this fight against human trafficking, specialized Anti-Trafficking Coordination Teams, known as ACTeams, will be convened in a number of pilot districts nationwide," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
traffic Five Individuals and One Tennessee Company Charged with Conspiracy to Violate Arms Export Control Act and Related Offenses in International Arms Trafficking Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:26:34 EST Five individuals and a Nashville, Tenn., firearms manufacturer have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges relating to international firearms and trafficking violations of the Arms Export Control Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic 41 Gang Members and Associates in Five Districts Charged with Crimes Including Racketeering, Murder, Drug Trafficking and Firearms Trafficking By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 16:29:50 EST Forty-one members of various street gangs have been charged in indictments or criminal complaints unsealed today in five judicial districts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Guam Bar Owner Found Guilty for Sex Trafficking and Related Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:27:54 EST An owner of bar in Guam was found guilty today of sex trafficking, and coercion and enticement for prostitution related to a scheme to force young women and one juvenile girl into prostitution. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Massachusetts Antique Dealer Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Illegally-Imported Narwhal Tusks and Sperm Whale Teeth By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 13:53:09 EST David L. Place, owner of Manor House Antiques Cooperative in Nantucket, Mass., was sentenced to 33 months in prison for illegally importing and trafficking in Narwhal tusks and Sperm Whale teeth. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Denton County, Texas, Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking and Related Federal Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:45:05 EDT Marcus Choice Williams, 36, of Fort Worth, Texas, pleaded guilty this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez to various felony offenses related to a conspiracy to traffic young women for prostitution. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Chinese Counterfeit Perfume Importers Indicted for Allegedly Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:56:07 EDT A federal grand jury in Brooklyn, N.Y., has returned a two- count indictment against Shaoxia Huang, Shaoxiong Zhou and Shaowu Zhou for trafficking in counterfeit goods and conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Sex Trafficking Ring Leader Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:16:02 EDT Amador Cortes-Meza, 36, of Tlaxcala, Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story to serve 40 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on charges of sex trafficking of minors; sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion; transporting minors for the purpose of prostitution; smuggling aliens into the United States for purposes of prostitution; and conspiracy to do the same. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Colombian Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Import Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine into the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:13:09 EDT Colombian drug trafficker Carlos Ojeda-Herrera pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle in the District of Columbia to conspiring and attempting to transport shipments of 700- 800 kilograms of cocaine from Isla de Margarita, off the coast of Venezuela, to vessels waiting on the high seas to transport the drugs to Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Three Convicted of Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor and Immigration Offenses on Long Island, N.Y. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2011 18:43:37 EDT A federal jury in Central Islip, N.Y., today found Antonio Rivera, 36, and Jason Villaman, 33, guilty of conspiracy, sex trafficking, forced labor, alien harboring and alien transportation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Connecticut Man Sentenced to 310 Months in Prison on Child Sex Trafficking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 16:26:25 EDT Jarell Sanderson, of New Britain, Conn., was sentenced today to 310 months in prison on child sex trafficking charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Nigerian Citizen Convicted in Atlanta for Trafficking Young Women from Nigeria to Work for Her as Nannies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:26:54 EDT Bidemi Bello, 41, a former resident of Suwanee, Ga., and a citizen of Nigeria, was convicted on eight counts by a federal jury late on Friday on charges of two counts of forced labor, two counts of trafficking for forced labor, one count of document servitude, one count of alien harboring and two counts of making false statements in an application to become a U.S. citizen. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Three Defendants Plead Guilty in Honolulu in Connection with Human Trafficking Scheme That Exploited 600 Thai Workers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:46:20 EDT Bruce Schwartz, 53, Sam Wongsesanit, 40, and Shane Germann, 42, have pleaded guilty to human trafficking violations involving the Los Angeles based recruiting company Global Horizons. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic East Hartford, Conn., Woman Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of Minors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:57:49 EDT An East Hartford, Conn., woman was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven, Conn., to 110 months in prison for the sex trafficking of two minor girls in 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Georgia Couple Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 17:49:49 EDT Juna Gwedolyn Babb, 56, and Michael J. Babb, 55, both of Ellenwood, Ga., pleaded guilty today in federal court to felony offenses related to a scheme to compel the labor of a young woman from the Kingdom of Swaziland in southern Africa. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Departments of Justice, Homeland Security and Labor Announce Selection of Anti-Trafficking Coordination Teams By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:28:10 EDT The Departments of Justice, Homeland Security and Labor announced today the selection of Pilot Anti-Trafficking Coordination Teams (ACTeams) as part of a nationwide Human Trafficking Enhanced Enforcement Initiative designed to better coordinate federal criminal investigations and prosecutions of human trafficking offenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Jury Convicts Member of Counterfeit DVD and CD Trafficking Group By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:25:04 EDT Charles Ndhlovu was convicted today for his participation in a counterfeit DVD and CD ring. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Micronesian Couple Pleads Guilty in Washington to Withholding Passport in Connection with Human Trafficking Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:22:25 EDT Edk Kenit, 29, and Choimina Lukas, 31, a Micronesian couple living in Longview, Wash., pleaded guilty today to document servitude in connection with a scheme to compel the labor of an 18-year-old woman, also from Micronesia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Two Mexican Nationals Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 18:15:21 EDT The Justice Department announced today that two Mexican nationals, Israel Cortes-Morales, 31, and Alberto Cortes-Castro, 30, pleaded guilty in federal district court in Miami to charges of conspiring to commit sex trafficking of Mexican women. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Two Chinese Defendants Plead Guilty in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Trafficking in Counterfeit Perfume By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 17:44:19 EDT Shaoxiong Zhou and Shaoxia Huang, both of Shantou, Guangdong, China, have pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit perfume. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Former Arizona Army National Guard Member Charged with Participating in Bribery and Drug Trafficking Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 18:56:28 EDT A former member of the Arizona Army National Guard was charged today for his role in a widespread bribery and illegal drug trafficking conspiracy that operated from January 2002 through March 2004. Full Article OPA Press Releases
traffic Former Army Reserve Captain Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison for Soliciting $1.3 Million in Bribes and Conspiring to Traffic Heroin By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:50:20 EDT A former captain in the U.S. Army Reserve stationed in Afghanistan was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for soliciting $1.3 million in bribes from contractors involved in U.S.-funded reconstruction efforts and participating in a conspiracy to traffic heroin from Southeast Asia. Full Article OPA Press Releases