A Tennessee mother-son duo with ties to a notorious Venezuelan street gang were among eight people indicted in a sex trafficking ring that prosecutors say lured immigrants to the U.S., only to force them into prostitution.
Authorities recently debunked a social media conspiracy theory in which users believed human trafficking was occurring out of a Los Angeles shipping container yard due to chilling "HELP" signs discovered around the location.
A white West Virginia woman, accused of forcing her black adopted children to work as "slaves," took the stand at her trial this week.
Federal prosecutors say recently found videos and pictures support sex trafficking charges against the Alexander brothers and show the manipulation of women's bodies for the purposes of sex.
