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Tennessee Man Sentenced in Kentucky to 25 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking

June 12, 2025
Tennessee Man Sentenced in Kentucky to 25 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking

A Tennessee man was sentenced yesterday in the Western District of Kentucky for sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; conspiracy to commit sex trafficking; obstructing a sex trafficking investigation; interstate transportation for prostitution; and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.  Portier Q. Govan, 37, of Memphis, was sentenced to 25 years in…

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California Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Smuggle Pesticides & Veterinary Drugs into the United States

May 15, 2025
California Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Smuggle Pesticides & Veterinary Drugs into the United States

Ruben Montes, of Calexico, California, was sentenced in federal court to 16 months in prison and ordered to pay $12,710 in forfeiture for conspiring to smuggle and distribute more than $3 million worth of Mexican pesticides and veterinary drugs that are not approved for use in the United States. From the U.S. Department of Justice:…

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Delaware Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor

May 14, 2025
Delaware Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor

A federal jury in the District of Delaware convicted Clifton H. Gibbs, 68, of Sussex County today on multiple counts of sex trafficking and forced labor. Specifically, the jury convicted Gibbs of seven counts of sex trafficking seven adult victims, five counts of forced labor, and one count of interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution.…

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OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Transitional Housing Grant Assistance Program Pre-Application Information Session

May 13, 2025
OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Transitional Housing Grant Assistance Program Pre-Application Information Session

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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Essex County, New Jersey Man and Woman for Conspiracy to Commit Forced Labor; Man Also Charged with Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor

May 11, 2025
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Essex County, New Jersey Man and Woman for Conspiracy to Commit Forced Labor; Man Also Charged with Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor

A federal grand jury in the District of New Jersey, returned an indictment on April 25 that was unsealed Wednesday, charging Treva Edwards, 60, with sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion and forced labor. The indictment also charged Treva Edwards and Christine Edwards, 63, with conspiracy to commit forced labor. From the U.S. Department…

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German National Stationed in Northern Virginia Sentenced for Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material from the BitTorrent File-Sharing Network

April 10, 2025
German National Stationed in Northern Virginia Sentenced for Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material from the BitTorrent File-Sharing Network

A German national, who worked in an IT position for the German military’s United States outpost in northern Virginia, was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison for downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM).    From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Louisiana Woman Who Provided a Child for Pornographic Photoshoot Pleads Guilty

April 8, 2025
Louisiana Woman Who Provided a Child for Pornographic Photoshoot Pleads Guilty

A Louisiana woman pleaded guilty today to receiving child sexual abuse material produced by a photographer she arranged to take the images. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Detroit Tax Preparers

April 1, 2025
Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Detroit Tax Preparers

A federal court in Michigan issued a permanent injunction against Detroit-area tax return preparers Alicia Bishop and Tenisha Green, permanently barring them from preparing federal tax returns for others. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Four Individuals and One Company Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging Schemes and Related Crimes Plaguing Public Schools in Mississippi and Louisiana

March 27, 2025
Four Individuals and One Company Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging Schemes and Related Crimes Plaguing Public Schools in Mississippi and Louisiana

Four individuals and one company pleaded guilty in three separate U.S. District Courts for their roles in various bid rigging and wire fraud conspiracies which targeted the sale of sports equipment to public schools throughout Mississippi and Louisiana. The schemes affected sales to hundreds of public schools in both states. From the U.S. Department of…

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Garantex Cryptocurrency Exchange Disrupted in International Operation

March 7, 2025
Garantex Cryptocurrency Exchange Disrupted in International Operation

The Justice Department announced today a coordinated action with Germany and Finland to disrupt and take down the online infrastructure used to operate Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly facilitated money laundering by transnational criminal organizations (including terrorist organizations) and sanctions violations. Since April 2019, Garantex has processed at least $96 billion in cryptocurrency transactions.…

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