human trafficking
noun
: organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited (as by being forced into sex work or involuntary labor)
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Beth asked to be identified only by their first name to protect their safety as a victim of human trafficking.
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Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
This led to additional charges, including on Montana's Fort Peck Indian Reservation, where tribal leaders had banned Chasing Horse in 2015 following accusations of human trafficking.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
According to Florida Today, the MBI began investigating Moncrief in October 2021 after the April 2020 arrest of former defense attorney John Gillespie on charges of human trafficking.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Stephanie Baroud, a criminal intelligence analyst in Interpol’s human trafficking unit, says the policing organization, which has been coordinating law enforcement actions, has seen an increase in international scam centers.
—Lily Hay Newman Matt Burgess, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2024
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Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
This led to additional charges, including on Montana's Fort Peck Indian Reservation, where tribal leaders had banned Chasing Horse in 2015 following accusations of human trafficking.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
According to Florida Today, the MBI began investigating Moncrief in October 2021 after the April 2020 arrest of former defense attorney John Gillespie on charges of human trafficking.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Stephanie Baroud, a criminal intelligence analyst in Interpol’s human trafficking unit, says the policing organization, which has been coordinating law enforcement actions, has seen an increase in international scam centers.
—Lily Hay Newman Matt Burgess, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Human trafficking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20trafficking. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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