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View Comments In 2014, he was elected Sheriff of Los Angeles County, and, during his first term, the LA Sheriff’s Department (LASD) was the lead agency in what is believed to be the largest cockfighting bust in the history of the U.S., with over 7,000 game fowl seized. He stated that the exploitation of these, or any animals, is a criminal activity and will not be tolerated in Los Angeles County. He emphasized that he supports enforcing laws in any…

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A Newton attorney with roots in the Pioneer Valley and a long history of working in politics has thrown his hat into the ring for the Hampshire Franklin and Worcester District state Senate seat vacated by Sen. Stanley Rosenberg, D-Amherst, last week. “The district needs somebody who has experience,” said Democrat David Murphy, on why he has chosen to run. Murphy, 46, is one of four candidates to run for Rosenberg’s seat, though only Chelsea Kline will be listed on…

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Court officers lead Juana Rivera into Norfolk Superior Court Monday, where she was arraigned on murder and other charges. Nicolaus Czarnecki/Boston Herald Sun staff photos can be ordered by visiting our SmugMug site. LOWELL — Nearly a year after a 19-year-old Lawrence woman was found half naked and strangled in a Braintree hotel room, a 19-year-old woman with ties to Lowell is facing murder charges, and accusations she lured the victim into sex work and her death. Juana Rivera, of…

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A 19-year-old Massachusetts woman is accused of killing a teenage friend whose topless body was discovered last June inside a Braintree hotel with her arms and legs bound with cell phone cords. PEOPLE confirms that Juana Rivera of Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been charged with murder, human trafficking, unarmed robbery, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit unarmed robbery and deriving support from prostitution. Rivera is being held without bail after entering not guilty pleas in court on Monday. Prosecutors…

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Have you ever wondered where your belongings come from? Who made them? Modern slavery is an issue that is rarely talked about or brought up in our area, despite the fact that it occurs under our noses. Human trafficking is when a person is abducted through kidnapping or coercion and used for the financial or personal gain of others. Forced labor and sexual slavery are the two most common subsets of human trafficking. There are at least 20.9 million victims…

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“Drugs are flowing into our country. We need border protection. We need the wall. We have to have the wall. The Democrats don’t want to approve the wall because they think it’s good politically, but it’s not,” President Trump told reporters Thursday during his tour of Joint Interagency Task Force South on Florida’s Key West. He added, “Human trafficking is worse than it’s ever been in the history of the world.” Of the many things Trump…

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SPRINGFIELD – A man and woman charged with sex trafficking and money laundering at two Springfield massage parlors are expected to be arraigned in Hampden Superior Court on April 30. Liu Yang, 61, of Springfield, and Steven C. Forsley, 65, of Bernardston, were indicted on April 2 on charges of trafficking of persons for sexual servitude, money laundering, deriving support from prostitution, conspiracy to traffic persons for sexual servitude and keeping house of ill fame. The indictments, issued by a…

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Two Massachusetts men are in custody, charged with trafficking a person for sexual servitude after being caught trying to drop women off to perform sexual acts with men for cash, according to police reports. Thirty-year-old Jahi Malary and 28-year-old Donald Aaron, both from Lowell, were caught in an undercover investigation by Lowell Police and the Massachusetts State Police. The women involved, aged 26 and 21, both exchanged messages with men they believed to be customers, but were in…

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