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...

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 ...

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,...