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Michael Hiltzik: The bogus, homophobic campaign against Biden's stellar FCC nominee

No one should be surprised that telecommunications companies revved up opposition to the 2021 nomination of Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission. After all, Sohn was known as an effective critic of the industry's monopoly power and a defender of the public interest.

Los Angeles Times

Olympic snowboarders accuse USOPC, national federation of sex trafficking in lawsuit

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the national governing body for snowboarding and the former national team snowboard coach conspired to engage in sex trafficking, enabling and covering up repeated acts of sexual misconduct, three former national team snowboarders claimed in a lawsuit Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Accused cult leader, movie actor held without bail on sex trafficking charges

LAS VEGAS — A North Las Vegas judge ordered a former movie actor to remain in custody without bail Thursday after he was arrested and accused of operating a cult and sex trafficking women and girls he viewed as wives.

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Interview with Prince Andrew’s ex is cut short as she launches tirade against Virginia Giuffre

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid shuts down angry exchange after Victoria Hervey claimed Prince Andrew accuser was a ‘con artist’

The Independent UK

Zoo director in Mexico had four of its animals killed and served at Christmas party, police say

Mexico is home to about 12 per cent of the planet’s species that are under threat due to illegal trafficking and habitat loss

The Independent UK

'Dances With Wolves' actor to be charged with sex assault

Former actor Nathan Chasing Horse could be facing multiple sexual assault and sex trafficking charges and life in prison

The Independent UK

Romanian court rejects Andrew Tate's appeal against detention

Divisive internet personality Andrew Tate will remain in police custody until Feb. 27 after a Bucharest court rejected his appeal against his detention on Wednesday.

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Police escort Andrew Tate to court in human trafficking case

If the appeal is unsuccesful Tate and his brother will remain in custody until 17 February

The Independent UK

Andrew Tate news – latest: Influencer loses appeal over police detention for 30 more days

Brothers had hoped to escape human trafficking and rape charges

The Independent UK

Andrew Tate to appeal second 30-day detention

Andrew Tate, the divisive influencer and former professional kickboxer who is detained in Romania on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, appeared at a court in Bucharest Wednesday to appeal against a second 30-day extension of his detention

The Independent UK

Police arrest actor, raid his Nevada home in sex abuse probe

Las Vegas police on Tuesday arrested a former actor at his home after they said they uncovered two decades of sexual assault and human trafficking allegations against Nathan Chasing Horse

The Independent UK

Canberra man caught with 70 Lego sets, suspected to be stolen, part of organised retail crime syndicate: police

Kris Taps Fridemanis is charged with possession of property suspected of being stolen, receiving stolen property and drug trafficking.

ABC News

Fighting in Colombia leaves at least 10 dead

Fighting in an area key to drug trafficking in southeastern Colombia left at least nine rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN) and one Marine dead, the country's navy said on Monday.

Reuters

Laws making it harder for slavery victims to gain support come into force as government avoids scrutiny

Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner post left vacant after watchdog vocally opposed changes that ‘harm genuine trafficking victims’

The Independent UK

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Liverpool Echo

Schoolboy's Snapchat exposed gang boss directing ruthless heroin ring from prison cell

Wesley Hankin, originally from Wavertree, headed a gang using child drug dealers

Los Angeles Times

State lawmakers want investigation, hearings into ‘Wild West’ of California cannabis and farm work

LOS ANGELES — California lawmakers are calling for a sweeping investigation into corruption in the state’s cannabis industry, legislative hearings on the exploitation of farmworkers and new laws to thwart labor trafficking in response to revelations of rampant abuses and worker deaths in a multibillion-dollar market that has become increasingly…

Manchester Evening News

Andrew Tate’s rise to fame to be explored in Channel 4 documentary

The social media influencer is being held in a Romanian jail after allegations of human trafficking

The Independent UK

Andrew Tate: Channel 4 given ‘full access’ to controversial influencer for new documentary

Controversial influencer is currently under detention in Romania, facing allegations of human trafficking and being part of an organised crime gang

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Crackdown on sex trafficking operations

Former Victorian police commissioner Christine Nixon will head a review into how Australia's migration system could be exploited by sex traffickers.

Reuters

Arizona gun dealers seek to dismiss Mexico's arms trafficking suit

Five U.S. gun dealers filed a motion late Friday in a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit by Mexico accusing them of participating in illicit weapons trafficking.

Reuters

Ecuador says illegal mining is national security threat

Ecuador's government said on Thursday it has declared illegal mining a national security threat, saying it has connections to money laundering and arms trafficking, and said it will take actions to combat it.

Reuters

Italy, Albania drug-trafficking network dismantled, says Europol

Law enforcement authorities have dismantled a network of drug traffickers in Italy and Albania, Europe's Europol police agency said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Andrew Tate appears for day two of forensic device searches

Romanian prosecutors are continuing to search digital devices seized in the case of Andrew Tate, the influential internet personality who is detained in Romania on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking

Al Jazeera

Former Colombian drug-trafficking magnate pleads guilty in US

Dairo Antonio Usuga David, or ‘Otoniel’, was leader of the Gulf Clan, one of Colombia’s largest paramilitary groups.

Los Angeles Times

Marilyn Manson, Esmé Bianco settle sexual assault lawsuit

LOS ANGELES — Marilyn Manson has reached a settlement with actor Esmé Bianco, who filed a lawsuit in April 2021 accusing the musician — real name Brian Warner — of sexual assault, sexual battery and human trafficking.

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