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United States v. Key (W.D. Mo. 2011), available at
http://www.justice.gov/usao/mow/news2011/key.ple.html
Defendant pleaded guilty for operating a prostitution ring (―Aleesha‘s Angels‖) that assisted and
profited from the coerced sex trafficking of a child. As of October 2011, she has not yet been
sentenced, but faces a mandatory minimum of three years in federal prison without parole.
Media, Educational and Legal Resources
Electronic Media
Beaubien, Jason. "Drug Cartels Prey On Migrants Crossing Mexico." National Public Radio:
News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts: NPR. 7 July 2011. Accessed on 05
November 2011. .
-Six-minute radio broadcast discussing the ways in which cartels are now preying on
migrants trying to cross the border. It focuses on the dangers that the borders that the
border represents for the victims of humans trafficking, primarily by the Los Zetas gang,
which moved into the human smuggling business.
Bode, Nicole. "Mexico/USA Prostitution Horror for Young Women." Stop & Demand.02 April
2005. Accessed on 05 November
2011..
It focuses on the way women from Mexico are forced into prostitution in Mexico and,
once ―broken‖ into the business, are trafficked across the United States-Mexico border,
often winding up in New York brothels. It also focuses on the violence or potential
violence the women and their families face when they refuse to cooperate. It discusses
the organization of sex trafficking.
Cortés-González, María. "El Paso Woman Assists Human Trafficking Victims." El Paso Times.9
May 2011. Accessed on 05 Nov. 2011. .
The article focuses on the efforts of an El Paso, TX woman who has received a grant to
fund her position working with victims of human trafficking. It focuses on El Paso and
what the county has done or is doing to combat human trafficking.
Francis, David. "Mexican Drug Cartels Move into Human Smuggling." Featured Articles From
The SFGate. 31 March 2008. Accessed on 10 Nov. 2011.
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Short article which highlights the way in which the cartels have become increasingly
organized and central players in the coyote business in recent years.
"Human Trafficking Assessment Tool for Mexico." American Bar Association. March 2009.
Accessed on 06 November 2011.
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