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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Twenty-one women from 12 different Asian massage parlors were arrested for prostitution-related offenses, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.
Polk County, Florida, continues to be one of the worst offenders for sham efforts to combat human trafficking.
The Trafficante crime family, also known as the Tampa crime family or the Tampa Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Tampa, Florida. The most notable boss of the family was Santo Trafficante Jr. who ruled Tampa and the crime family with an iron fist. [ 1 ]
Since Sept. 19 there have been 219 suspects arrested as part of multi-agency, human trafficking enforcement effort dubbed "Operation Traffic Stop 2." Polk County Sheriff arrests 219 suspects in ...
The Capital City Human Trafficking Taskforce arrested 16 people since the investigative crew formed two months ago. The taskforce launched two undercover operations : Operation Firewall, which ...
Rue Dufresne, was notorious for prostitution and drug houses from the 1990s to 2010s. Centre-Sud: The Centre-Sud, of which Sainte-Marie is a part, was notorious for prostitution from the 1990s well into the 2010s, particularly on Ontario Street and Dufresne Street. In recent years, gentrification has changed this significantly.
A traffic stop on Hilton Head Island last week led to a rare arrest for prostitution. “Officer discretion” landed the woman in jail while her client was able to drive away freely.
Plaintiff M.A., a 14-year-old runaway, claimed to be a victim of sex trafficking by one Latasha Jewell McFarland, who later pleaded guilty to taking nude photos of M.A. and posting them to Backpage in ads offering M.A. for commercial sex. M.A. sued Backpage, arguing Backpage was liable because Backpage had created an "adult" category on the ...