Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Israeli media: At least two soldiers killed by anti-tank missile fired at Israeli army forces in the Gaza Strip
Local Syrian sources: Mortar shells fell on more than nine villages in the Sweida countryside
Local Syrian sources: Dozens of dead and wounded have arrived at Sweida hospitals as a result of ongoing clashes at several locations in the western Sweida countryside
Local sources: Civilians, including children and women, were injured in the al-Maqous neighborhood of Sweida, in Syria, as a result of ongoing clashes
Israeli media outlet: Security incident reported in the Gaza Strip
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson: No new date or venue has been set for the meeting between Araghchi and Witkoff, and no negotiations will take place until the outcome is guaranteed
Palestinian platforms: Settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex under the protection of the occupation police
Palestinian platforms: The IOF detonated a booby-trapped robot east of the al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City
Syrian Defense: We call on all parties in Sweida to cooperate with security forces and exercise restraint
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese Army is continuing its investigations and will later announce any information that does not affect the confidentiality of the investigation

Disney employee, 160 persons arrested for human trafficking in Florida

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 11 Sep 2022 12:23
  • 2 Shares
3 Min Read

Polk County Sheriff's Office and other authorities in the US state of Florida arrest 160 individuals in a week-long human trafficking sting operation called Fall Haul 2.

  • x
  • Arrested and resigned Deputy Police Chief Jason DiPrima in Georgia, Cartersville (Cartersville Police Department)
    Arrested and resigned Deputy Police Chief Jason DiPrima in Georgia, Cartersville (Cartersville Police Department)

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd revealed in a press conference on Friday, September 9, that the Polk County Sheriff's Office and other authorities in the US state of Florida had arrested 160 individuals in a week-long human trafficking sting operation called Fall Haul 2.

Disney employee Guillermo Perez, several school instructors such as Cameron Burke and Math teacher Carlos Gonzalez, deputy police chief Jason DiPrima of Cartersville, Georgia, in addition to Lake Correctional Institution officer Keith Nieves, and 26 married men were among those charged. Some 86 people were allegedly selling sexual services while 65 were attempting to buy it, and they all had criminal records that included 419 felonies and 619 misdemeanors. Only 16 of them were from Polk County, with the majority coming from elsewhere in Florida and 15 from out of state.

DiPrima was arrested last Thursday after responding to an undercover detective's internet ad. The deputy police chief escaped a polygraph training course in an undercover Drug Enforcement Agency cruiser, handing out $180 and a pack of White Claw Hard Seltzer to the faux lady-of-the-night before deputies slammed the cuffs on him. He had resigned by the time Judd revealed the circumstances of his demise to reporters.

The Sheriff's Office claimed that it had discovered two human trafficking victims as well as five prospective victims throughout the investigation, implying that there were others within the throng who were unwilling to come forward. If a person arrested for prostitution in Florida identified themselves as a victim of human trafficking, their arrest may be overturned.

Related News

Thousands freed from Myanmar scam compounds in crackdown

UK's richest family on trial for human trafficking, Indian slave labor

Human trafficking in the US

Slavery is still alive in the United States, seeping through the cracks and loopholes of US labor laws that barely ever hold authorities accountable, leaving room for human rights abuses, exploitation, rape, and harassment. 

A December report by The Guardian exposed this harrowing reality. 

In June 2021, a farmworker from Mexico, who demanded that he remain anonymous in fear of retaliation from the abusers, revealed that he was trafficked through a 'labor' network from Mexico to Georgia, USA. 

The victims paid around $950 to the traffickers - money that they borrowed from their mothers - and took trips back and forth between Mexico and the US before the traffickers told them that it'd be finally safe to leave Mexico and work in the US.

Read more: Disney employees among 108 arrested in human & child trafficking ring

  • Human Trafficking
  • Florida
  • US
  • Sex Trafficking

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Israeli soldiers are seen in Beit Hanoun ahead of an operation by the al-Qassam Brigades, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

'Israel' on blast as media exposes report discrepancies in Gaza ambush

  • Palestine
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

  • Politics
  • 9 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The Freedom Flotilla ship Handala as it departs for Gaza, where it aims to break the maritime blockade at a port in Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy on July 13, 2025. (AFP)
Palestine

Freedom Flotilla's Handala departs Sicily in bid to break Gaza siege

The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga (AP)
Politics

US shipbuilding woes deepen as tariffs, outdated policies backfire

Gaza war raises ethical questions for ex-Obama, Biden officials
Politics

Mercenary firm tied to Gaza war crimes hires Obama-Biden PR operatives

'Israel' targets children in Gaza collecting water
Palestine

'Israel' strikes Gaza kids fetching water, blames it on 'malfunction'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS