Hotel Sex Trafficking Suit Can Proceed, Inviting Hotels to Profile and Harass Guests Can a hotel be guilty of sex trafficking just because it didn't surveil its customers enough? Reason · Aug 11, 2025
Judge denies request to unseal transcripts from grand jury that indicted Maxwell, Epstein's ex A federal judge in New York has ruled transcripts of secret grand jury testimony in the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell won’t be released The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025
At least 10 kids were trafficked to an underground sex and abuse bunker. None of the eight suspects were on cops’ radar An investigation was launched in February, when authorities were called to the bunker and found two of the victims performing sexual acts on each other. Andrea Cavallier details what we know about the case that local police described as the ‘most horrible thing’ The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
What Did Nicolas Maduro Do To Venezuela And Why Is The US Government After Him? The US doubled its bounty on Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro to £37.2M ($50M) on 8 Aug 2025, citing narco-trafficking and electoral fraud. Maduro's regime faces global sanctions International Business Times UK · Aug 8, 2025
US Raises Bounty On Venezuela's Maduro To $50 Mn The United States on Thursday doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro -- who faces federal drug trafficking charges and whose most recent election victory was not recognized by Washington -- to $50 million. International Business Times · Aug 8, 2025
‘It’s not a coincidence’: after Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison move … what next? Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking accomplice was sent to a minimum security facility after meeting a top DoJ official who is Trump’s ex-attorney – experts say ‘this is not the end’ The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2025
How Ghislaine Maxwell fell from high society to Epstein’s teen-procuring ‘lady’ amid Trump ‘pardon’ rumors Survivors of Epstein’s abuse testified that Maxwell played a central role in recruiting vulnerable young women and girls to be groomed for sexual abuse The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
A migrant march in Mexico continues despite scrutiny of organiser’s arrest One of the organisers, Luis Garcia Villagran, was detained for alleged human trafficking in the lead-up to the march. Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2025
US sanctions Mexico cartel members, including rapper El Makabelico Treasury aims to disrupt Cartel del Noreste’s leadership and financial networks tied to violence and drug trafficking. Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2025
Epstein Case Update: Hillary Clinton Among Those Subpoenaed — Here's Who Else Have Been Called According to reports, the subpoenas are part of a broader effort to uncover what lawmakers describe as 'critical gaps' in the federal government's enforcement of sex trafficking laws. International Business Times UK · Aug 6, 2025
DEA Reportedly Managed To Infiltrate Sinaloa Cartel To Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Operations The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reportedly managed to infiltrate the Sinaloa Cartel as it seeks to disrupt its fentanyl-trafficking operations Latin Times · Aug 5, 2025
US House panel subpoenas Bill and Hillary Clinton for Epstein testimony House oversight committee also issued subpoenas to several former attorneys general and FBI directors The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2025
1,600 exotic birds seized at airport in huge customs crackdown The country has become a transit hub for trafficking in animals and wildlife products The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025
Judge Allows Defamation Suit Against Newsweek Reporter to Proceed Amid Allegations of Visa Fraud Conspiracy A federal judge has ruled that Olivet University's defamation lawsuit against Newsweek reporter Alex Rouhandeh may proceed, citing false claims and possible involvement in an alleged T-Visa conspiracy to fabricate human trafficking allegations. International Business Times · Aug 5, 2025
International Business Times UK · Aug 5, 2025 Brock Lesnar Returns - Now Spotlight Back on WWE Sex Trafficking Lawsuit That Names Him: What We Know Brock Lesnar's WWE return at SummerSlam 2025 renews focus on sex trafficking lawsuit that names him, amid ongoing legal action involving Vince McMahon.
BANG Premier · Aug 4, 2025 Halle Berry and Djimon Hounsou cast in Red Card Halle Berry and Djimon Hounsou have both signed up to star in the Africa-set trafficking thriller Red Card.
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025 Ghislaine Maxwell not welcome in Texas ‘Club Fed’ prison camp, says inmate: ‘Human trafficking is a violent crime’ Presence of Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice and former girlfriend has angered fellow inmates at Texas prison camp
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2025 Myanmar military courts sentence 12 to life for human trafficking, including Chinese nationals Myanmar military courts have sentenced a dozen individuals, including five Chinese nationals, to life imprisonment for human trafficking
Reason · Aug 1, 2025 Minnesota Woman Jailed for 2 Years Over a Fake Sex-Trafficking Ring Still Can't Sue the Cop Responsible The case is a baffling reminder that the more power a government official has, the harder it is for a victim to get a shot at justice.
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025 Inside Ghislaine Maxwell’s new Texas prison where she will bunk with Elizabeth Holmes and Jen Shah Maxwell, 62, was convicted in 2021 of trafficking underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein
Reason · Aug 1, 2025 Hiking Tariffs on Canada, Trump Demands 'Adequate Steps' To Achieve an Impossible Drug War Goal Canada accounts for a tiny percentage of fentanyl smuggling, which cannot be stopped by trying harder.
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025 Virginia Giuffre’s family stunned over Trump’s Epstein claim President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Jeffrey Epstein ‘stole’ young women who worked at his Mar-a-Lago spa
The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2025 FBI investigates drug-trafficking ‘epidemic’ in prison also housing Ice detainees: ‘A lot of corruption’ In the first of a three-part special report, a look at the drugs and violence allegedly sweeping through the Cibola county correctional center in New Mexico
Newslaundry · Aug 1, 2025 Kerala bishops steer clear of naming BJP while condemning Chhattisgarh nuns’ arrest In Thalassery, chants rang out in protest: “We don’t need your cake or ladoo. Do not come to visit Aramana.” The demonstrators, members of the Catholic Congress under the Syro-Malabar Church, were protesting the arrest of two nuns from Kerala — Sr Vandhana Francis and Sr Preethi Mary — in…
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025 Top Democrat demands Trump’s IRS investigate Epstein bank records in sprawling probe: ‘Follow the money’ Ron Wyden’s sprawling bank probe demands Trump administration investigate financial transactions surrounding Epstein’s trafficking case