Woman Accused In Human Trafficking Case Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering Charge

ST. MARTIN, MS (WLOX) - 

An emotional Yeon Sook Hwang broke down in tears as she entered a guilty plea in federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The 41-year-old managed a massage parlor in St. Martin that was reportedly a front for a prostitution operation.

Hwang initially pleaded not guilty, but decided to plead guilty as part of a plea agreement that dropped other charges against her. She now faces a maximum 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.

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Man On Fire: A Former Federal Agent Puts The Breaks On Global Child Trafficking

Joel Randell

 

May 25, 2016

Human trafficking generates $32 billion a year off the backs of more than 27 million people—and nearly two million of them are children. Former CIA and Homeland Security agent Tim Ballard is on a global crusade to save each and every child, and bankrupt the entire trafficking system.

To help fortify the international sting operations conducted by his organization Operation Underground Railroad, Ballard teamed up with Oscar-winning producer Gerald Molen (Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List) for the recent theatrical release of The Abolitionists. The documentary chronicles the stories of children lost, and the O.U.R. team’s exploits as they infiltrate and liberate enslaved children around the world.

Two Tennessee Pastors Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting

Jason Kennedy, 46 (INSET, bottom left), served as a children's minister at Grace Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tenn., while Zubin Parakh, 32 (INSET- top left and main) is no longer listed as "Creative Pastor" at Life House Church in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
 
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Christian Post) — Two pastors left their churches in shock after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Friday that they were among 32 men arrested for patronizing prostitution and human trafficking charges.

The pastors, Jason Kennedy, 46, who served as a children's minister at Grace Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, has since been fired, while Zubin Parakh, 32, is no longer listed as creative pastor at Life House Church in Oak Ridge. He can be seen ministering in this video.

The Christian Examiner reports