Human Trafficking Cases in Wisconsin Hold Steady
Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 -- 11:48 AM
(WRN) -Federal prosecution of new criminal cases involving human trafficking in Wisconsin remained steady or dropped slightly from 2017 to 2018.That's according to the Fairfax, Virginia based Human Trafficking Institute, which tracks trafficking cases in the federal courts. For 2018, federal prosecutors brought five new indictments in Wisconsin's two judicial districts. Sixteen cases in all were active. Of the new and active cases in Wisconsin last year, just one each were brought in the Western District of Wisconsin.
The numbers aren’t a significant departure from 2017, when Wisconsin had six new cases and 14 active cases. There were six convictions last year, compared to two in 2017.
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