human trafficking

Brazilian labor prosecutors filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) rival BYD Co Ltd (OTC:BYDDY), seeking $45 million in damages for alleged human trafficking and slavery-like working conditions at the Chinese automaker’s factory construction site in Bahia state. What...

In the sweltering heat of a cannabis farm in Blackwell, Oklahoma, Jiaai Zeng, a 57-year-old Chinese immigrant, found himself gasping for air, his health deteriorating rapidly after just one month of relentless work. Zeng's death, shortly after starting to work on the farm, reveals a grim reality:...

Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) plays a critical role in facilitating a "parallel banking system" utilized by organized crime groups. What Happened: According to the United Nations (UN), USDT has become a favored payment method for criminal activities, particularly in the illegal gambling sector in...

Stablecoin issuer Tether (CRYPTO: USDT), in collaboration with crypto exchange OKX, Monday announced the freezing of approximately $225 million in USDT tokens that were identified in external self-custody wallets linked to a Southeast Asian human trafficking syndicate involved in a...

Fifty members of the Hells Angel went on trial Monday in Spain where they’re being accused of drug trafficking, prostitution, arms and human trafficking, extortion and violence, including murder. First up as the trial began in Madrid on Monday was the gang’s ...

Cannabis may be legal in Oregon, but officials are sounding the alarm about ongoing illegal cultivation in the state, including people trafficking and workers being subjected to slave-like conditions. “America’s freedom to smoke may come at the cost of actual personal freedoms,”...

The Department of Justice sentenced dad Kenneth Rhule and son Keith Rhule to five years for breaking some serious federal rules: conspiracy to manufacture and distribute cannabis and money laundering. What the duo had apparently intended to do with an undercover agent made their case even...

UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) is taking on the fight against human trafficking within urban communities by training parcel drivers to spot suspicious activity. The initiative expands on a partnership in place with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), which already helps train long-haul drivers at UPS...

The owner of an Arkansas-based trucking company has been charged with rape, patronizing a victim of human trafficking and sexual indecency with a child, according to police records. Police documents allege that Hugh O. Daniels, 73, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, "paid to rape" two teenage girls,...