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The crackdown was carried out to coincide with the end of Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January, which former President Barack Obama proclaimed in 2014.
More cases of human trafficking were reported in California than in any other U.S. state last year, according to data from the National Human Trafficking Resource Center's hotline.
Some 5,500 cases of sex trafficking were reported to the center's hotline nationwide last year, according to its website.
originally posted by: watchitburn
I don't think anyone should be surprised by this.
Clinton is the living embodiment of every corrupt scumbag politician stereotype there is.
A disgusting excuse for a human being. The words don't exist to express how much I loath her.
originally posted by: burntheships
originally posted by: Gryphon66
She was Secretary of State when this allgedly happened.
originally posted by: flatbush71
The State Department and several other Federal Agencies as well as 26 State CPS Agencies are part of this Investigation.
For the life of me, I can not understand how uninformed many of you people really are.
Buck
originally posted by: burntheships
Revealed: State Department employed 'TWO THOUSAND agents with criminal records or checkered backgrounds' Revelations made in memo to State Deputy Inspector General Harold Geisel The 2012 memo was written by a team leader in the IG’s Office The person asserts that the hiring process is flawed Previous memo revealed State Department called off investigation into U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Howard Gutman that alleged he courted prostitutes
originally posted by: Gryphon66
This was widely publicized at the time in 2013.
CBS
“We take allegations of misconduct seriously and we investigate thoroughly,” said State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki. “The notion that we would not vigorously pursue criminal misconduct in a case, in any case is preposterous … Ambassadors would be no exception.” A spokesperson for Hillary Clinton told CNN, “We learned of it from the media and don’t know anything beyond what’s been reported,” and said the former secretary of State had no knowledge of the investigations.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki pushed back against the allegations in the memo during a press briefing on Monday. The 'notion that we would not vigorously pursue criminal misconduct in a case, any case, is preposterous,' she said. 'We take allegations of misconduct seriously and we investigate thoroughly. All cases mentioned in the CBS report were thoroughly investigated or under investigation.'
Psaki added that the State Department has responded specifically to the Inspector General's claims that its investigations are being influenced. 'The department has responded to the recommendations in the [Inspector General's] report,' she added.'Diplomatic Security has taken the further step of requesting additional review by outside experience law enforcement officers on top of the [Inspector General's] inspection so that officers with law enforcement experience can make expert assessments about our current procedures.'
Any mention of the cases was removed from an IG report ...
“It’s a coverup,” declared Cary Schulman, a lawyer representing the whistleblower, former State Department IG senior investigator Aurelia Fedenisn.“The whole agency is impaired.
“Undue influence . . . is coming from political appointees. It’s coming from above the criminal- investigation unit,” added Schulman, whose client provided the document with the revelations.
The draft report, marked “Sensitive But Unclassified,” cites several examples of undue influence “from the top floor of the department, raising serious concerns about the quality and integrity” of investigations.
That statement was removed from the final report issued March 15.
The final report also removed mention of “an ambassador accused of pedophilia and another such senior official had [Diplomatic Security] stop an investigation of an ambassador designate.”
“Hindering such cases can result in counterintelligence vulnerabilities and can allow exploitive criminals to continue their activities,” said the draft report.