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The founder of a California-based pornography empire that recruited women with false modeling offers was sentenced on Monday to 27 years in federal prison for sex trafficking. Michael James Pratt pleaded guilty in June in federal court in San Diego. Federal prosecutors said Pratt and his co-defendants used force, fraud and coercion to recruit hundreds of women, many of whom …

Venezuela to boost troops to tackle drug trafficking as US strengthens military in Caribbean  Reuters Maduro vows to defend Venezuela’s sovereignty as tensions with U.S. escalate  PBS Venezuela flies military aircraft near U.S. Navy ship for a second time, Pentagon officials say  CBS News Trump weighs strikes targeting cartels inside Venezuela, part of wider pressure campaign on Maduro, sources say  CNN What to Know …

In what it describes as a “fiercely sought-after deal,” HBO has nabbed the rights to develop the nonfiction book The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces by investigative journalist and military veteran Seth Harp. The series will be executive produced by Harp along with Len Amato, through his company Crash&Salvage. The search for a writer/showrunner is …

‘Religious leader’ in Durham arrested in $50 million human trafficking, forced labor scheme in multi-state FBI crackdown  CBS17.com Church leaders arrested in multi-state money laundering, forced labor investigation  FOX 13 Tampa Bay Ministry leaders arrested, including self-proclaimed ‘Apostle,’ as FBI raids NW Houston campus  Click2Houston DOJ: FBI search at Avila mansion linked to church’s ‘forced labor and money laundering conspiracy’  wtsp.com Leaders of Kingdom …

Founder of Sinaloa Cartel Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking  The New York Times Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, who led Sinaloa cartel with ‘El Chapo,’ pleads guilty to trafficking in US  CNN Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ pleads guilty to racketeering in New York  The Guardian ‘El Mayo’ Faces Life in Prison, Forfeits $15 Billion After Plea  Bloomberg.com Mexican drug lord ‘El …

Julio César Chávez Jr. deported to Mexico for alleged cartel ties and drug trafficking  KTLA Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. immediately arrested in Mexico after U.S. deportation, placed in maximum-security prison  Yahoo Sports Chávez deported to Mexico for alleged cartel ties  ESPN Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. deported after U.S. arrest, faces criminal charges in Mexico  The New York Times Ex-boxing world champion deported to …

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that five people were charged by complaint for a range of federal violations that center around their alleged conspiracy to engage in labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and harboring of aliens at several hotel locations across the Omaha metro area and into central Nebraska.  The defendants own, operate and manage several hotels in the …

Note: The release has been updated to include a quote from the FBI Director. Following a multi-day trial, a federal jury in Oklahoma last week convicted Leshon Eugene Johnson, 54, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, on six felony counts of violating the federal Animal Welfare Act’s prohibitions against possessing, selling, transporting, and delivering animals to be used in fighting ventures. Following …

Children tortured and abused in sex trafficking ring in Alabama, police say  The Washington Post ‘You can’t heal from this’: Shock collar used to sexually torture kids in underground Alabama bunker, sheriff  AL.com Alabama authorities rescue at least 10 kids from sex trafficking ring  NewsNation 7 charged in connection to heinous sexual abuse case in Bibb County  WBRC Everything we know about the Bibb …

Three of the seven suspects charged in the horrific child sex trafficking ring in Alabama will remain held in the Bibb County Jail without bond. A bond hearing was held Thursday for Rebecca Brewer, 29, Sara Louise Terrell, 41, and Ricky Terrell, 44. Their defense attorneys agreed to their clients remaining in jail without bond, said Bibb County Assistant District …