Trafficking

SOUTH BEND, IN – A 39-year-old man from South Bend has been sentenced to over five years in federal prison after admitting to distributing fentanyl and other drugs, prosecutors announced. …

Bridgeport, CT – A Massachusetts man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Friday for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine while on supervised release from a prior heroin conviction, prosecutors …

Johnstown, PA – A Johnstown man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday after being convicted of distributing fentanyl, prosecutors announced. Nathaniel Jackson, 49, received the 120-month sentence …

Brooklyn, NY – A Kissimmee, Florida man was convicted Thursday of trafficking women for commercial sex in Brooklyn and transporting a minor across state lines for illegal conduct. Joel David …

BOSTON, MA – A joint enforcement operation targeting human trafficking and related crimes in Roxbury on Monday led to the arrest of 13 individuals on a range of charges, Boston …

Columbus, OH – An Ohio man has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges stemming from a brutal dog fighting operation and drug trafficking activities uncovered at his Franklin County …

NEW YORK — The leader of a Mexican sex trafficking organization was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison on July 10 for trafficking multiple victims across the United States …

TRENTON, N.J. — Fourteen individuals have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking network that operated across South Jersey and involved a stockpile of illegal firearms, New Jersey Attorney …

QUEENS — A Queens woman was sentenced Tuesday to seven and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to sex and labor trafficking involving a 14-year-old girl, according to …

ST. THOMAS, USVI – A Puerto Rican man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for his role in a 25-kilogram cocaine trafficking operation that used …

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Raleigh resident was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine following an investigation that led authorities to drugs hidden in …

Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, a zoo operator from Myrtle Beach who appeared in a Netflix documentary, was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy …

CAERNARVON TWP., Pa. — A Caernarvon Township man has been sentenced to two and a half to five years in state prison, followed by five years of probation, after pleading …

TRENTON, N.J. — Eight individuals have been charged with first-degree racketeering and human trafficking for allegedly operating a prostitution ring in Trenton and Camden, where several women were reportedly coerced …

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Eight individuals have been indicted in Brooklyn on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges involving four minors and one adult victim, following a multi-state investigation into an alleged …

NANUET, N.Y. — The Clarkstown Police Department’s Street Crime Unit conducted an undercover operation that led to the arrest of two individuals on charges related to prostitution and sex trafficking …

Salvadoran national extradited to U.S. to face human smuggling charges WASHINGTON — Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national accused of orchestrating a years-long human smuggling operation, has been extradited to the …

WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury has indicted Abrego Garcia for his alleged role in a transnational human smuggling network that trafficked thousands of migrants — including women and children …

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned six individuals accused of trafficking large quantities of cocaine from South America to the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean, …

NEWARK, N.J. — A Paterson man admitted in federal court to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and possessing the drug with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Habba announced Tuesday. Angelo Restituyo-Garcia, …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal grand jury has indicted a Mexican national on charges of illegal reentry into the United States, drug distribution, and assaulting a federal officer, the U.S. …

NEWARK, N.J. — A Newark man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service employee, along with federal firearms and drug trafficking offenses, …

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Eight individuals have been indicted on charges related to a multi-state sex trafficking operation that allegedly involved the trafficking of four minors and one adult woman between …

WILMINGTON, Del. — A Sussex County man was convicted Tuesday on multiple counts of sex trafficking and forced labor following a week-long federal trial in Delaware, officials announced. Clifton H. …

CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey woman was sentenced Wednesday to 45 months in federal prison for coercing two women into performing domestic labor and childcare in her home under …