What are some indicators of people who have been trafficked?
• Individuals are not in control of their own idenitification documents • Individuals who are accompanies, watched, or followed, and are not allowed to speak for themselves • Signs of physical abuse • Fearful, amxious, or submissive behavior or other signs or other signs of psychological abuse • Individuals who are unpaid or paid very little • Individuals who are not in control of their own money • Excessively long working hours or odd tasks at odd hours • Few or no personal possessions or financial records • Under 18 and in risky situations Q: What are some court cases? U.S. v. Gouw and Komala: On April 26, 2005 Hans Gouw and Harjanto Komala pleaded guilty of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, immigration fraud, and money laundering in a Federal courtroom in Alexandria, VA for plotting to recruit young Indonesian women aged 16-23 to come to the United States to work in prostitution and strip clubs. U.S. v. Blackwell: On January 8, 2003, in Greenbelt, Maryland, a defendant Barbara C
