Lawrence Fascia, of Manchester, N.J. will have to serve at least five years before his is eligible for parole, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. He will on parole and be subject to Megan’s Law supervision for the rest of his life.
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In Union, New Jersey Keyla M. Munoz, a victim specialist for the FBI Newark Division provided a presentation to Kean University students that explored the complexity of human trafficking. An example she used was how pimps would manipulate women into believing they would be models and stars in movies, getting them to unknowingly sign up for a system that aims to exploit them and their values.
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Washington forced the victim to engage in prostitution while holding her against her will at the same house he and Lambert shared with a young child, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. The two were also charged with child endangerment.
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After a two-year investigation into money laundering, tax evasion, prostitution and human trafficking, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office arrested three individuals.
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Officials say 26-year-old Preston Bell was advertising the “sale” of a 16-year-old Indonesian girl on the website Backpage.com, which is known to be a hub of illegal prostitution and has been the focus of an FBI investigation.
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A Ware County High School teacher pleaded guilty to the sex trafficking of a minor on Friday. Tracy Wayne Crosby, 42 of Waycross, entered the guilty plea on Friday, before the Honorable Lisa Godbey Wood.
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