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Human trafficking in Florida is the illegal trade of human beings for sexual exploitation or forced labor as it occurs in the state of Florida. After California and New York, Florida has the most human trafficking cases in the United States. [1] Florida has had cases of sex trafficking, domestic servitude, and forced labor. [2]
At one time, a drug trafficking conviction would be approximately 23 months. In 2001, after the guideline change, this 23-month sentence was increased to 73 months. [3] It was estimated that 75% of this increase was a result of the mandatory minimums and 25% was a result of the guideline increase above mandatory minimum levels. [3]
The sentence for a first CCE conviction is a mandatory minimum of twenty years imprisonment (with a maximum of life imprisonment), a fine of not more than $2 million, and the forfeiture of profits and any interest in the enterprise. Under the so-called "super kingpin" provision added as subsection (b) to the CCE statute in 1984, a person ...
Proponents said the proposal was meant to combat human trafficking. The 21-year-old minimum didn't just apply to strippers. Anyone working for an "adult entertainment establishment" would have ...
Jessica's Law is the informal name given to a 2005 Florida law, as well as laws in several other states, designed to protect potential victims and reduce a sexual offender's ability to re-offend which includes a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison and lifetime electronic monitoring when the victim is less than 12 years old.
Mar. 7—CONCORD — Concern over unlawful entry and drug trafficking at New Hampshire's northern border prompted the state Senate Thursday to endorse minimum mandatory prison terms for those ...
H.B. 262 (The Ohio Human Trafficking Act of 2012) raised the penalty for committing the crime of human trafficking to a first-degree felony with a mandatory minimum sentence of 10–15 years, created a diversion program for juvenile victims to receive protection and treatment, and allows for adult victims of human trafficking with prior ...
A Florida elementary school principal was among more than a dozen people arrested in a sex trafficking sting, which also saw two teen girls rescued. Principal among 18 arrested in Florida sex ...