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Wisconsin DOJ adds device-sniffing dog to fight exploitation
Wisconsin DOJ adds a device-sniffing dog to combat child exploitation, helping investigators find hidden electronics and support victims statewide.
Milwaukee sex trafficker sentenced to nearly 22 years
A Milwaukee man who ran a violent sex trafficking and drug operation was sentenced to nearly 22 years in federal prison, prosecutors say.
Lawsuit challenges ICE policy targeting crime victims
Immigrant advocates sue ICE, claiming a 2025 policy unlawfully deports crime victims and violates federal protections under the Violence Against Women Act.
Assembly passes crime, policing bills
Wisconsin Assembly passes bills on police oversight, trafficking, and service animal abuse, sending key legislation to Gov. Tony Evers for review.
Wisconsin Attorney General Kaul announces additional $2 Million grant award for Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Thursday the effort of the Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (WAHTTF) will continue for another three years.
Wisconsin woman to use sex trafficking as homicide defense
A woman charged in a Wisconsin murder plans to argue that she is not guilty because she was a coerced victim of human trafficking — after the state Supreme Court ruled in July that such a defense could be used in homicide cases.
She has represented human trafficking victims across the world. She’s now ‘fighting for human rights’ in Wisconsin after fatal shootings.
Attorney Kimberley Motley is representing the families of the three males killed by a Wauwatosa police officer. Motley, whose practice is based in Afghanistan, is an attorney with clients all across the world.
View from around the state: Congress should follow Wisconsin in fighting human trafficking
Two months ago, we applauded Attorney General Josh Kaul's proposal to strengthen Wisconsin's efforts to combat human trafficking, and called for bipartisan support to add positions at the Department of Justice to help with investigations.
5 indicted, accused of forced immigrant labor
Federal prosecutors indicted five people accused of forcing 14 Mexican immigrants to work in farms in Wisconsin "by means of serious harm and threats of serious harm."
Appleton man gets 60 years for drugs, trafficking women
An Appleton man convicted of trafficking women through brutal means has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.
Prosecutor: Collaboration central to fighting human trafficking
Prosecutors from Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand may be thousands of miles away from prosecutors in Milwaukee, but all have of them have at least one scourge in common: human-trafficking. And although the cases undoubtedly vary in their facts, they also have similarities.
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