Ex-Minnesota lawmaker sentenced to 16 months in sex trafficking case
Former GOP Minnesota state senator Justin Eichorn, who was arrested in a prostitution ring sting last year, will spend less than the next year in a federal prison.
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Former GOP Minnesota state senator Justin Eichorn, who was arrested in a prostitution ring sting last year, will spend less than the next year in a federal prison.
Seventeen sex trafficking victims were rescued amid raids last week at several Twin Cities hotels last, authorities say.
Hennepin County prosecutors on Monday morning elaborated on charges filed against four people last week, including former Anoka County Assistant Attorney Andrea Sampson, for allegedly running a "sprawling" sex trafficking scheme over the course of several years.
A 30-year-old man charged in a Medicaid fraud scheme is linked to several people accused of running a sex trafficking operation in Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to court documents.
They're accused of trafficking vulnerable women and ripping off tax payers for millions of dollars. Investigators say these "commercial sex houses" were also swindling Medicaid money from the government! As Jason Rantala reports, investigators say this former county prosecutor played a critical role.
Hennepin County prosecutors on Monday morning elaborated on charges filed against four people last week, including former Anoka County Assistant Attorney Andrea Sampson, for allegedly running a "sprawling" sex trafficking scheme over the course of several years.
A former assistant Anoka County attorney is accused of helping run a sex trafficking organization in Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to a criminal complaint filed on Thursday.
The sex trafficking unit in Washington County, Minnesota, is making a huge impact with only a small number of people.
Anton Lazzaro was sentenced in 2023 to 21 years in prison in the sex trafficking case. Records from the Office of the Pardon Attorney show he requested a commutation in 2025. Mr. Trump denied the request on July 10.
Authorities say an investigation into human sex trafficking in the Twin Cities led to the rescue of three victims, plus more of the day’s top stories.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was found guilty Wednesday of transportation to engage in prostitution in his federal trial in New York City, but the music mogul was acquitted of the more severe charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
Jurors in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial continued their deliberations Wednesday on a racketeering conspiracy charge that they weren't able to agree over.
The partial verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial came on the second day of deliberations. The jury will return to deliberate on the final count Wednesday.
Combs, 55, faces multiple charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. He has been jailed since September, when he was ordered held without bail.
Former Minnesota state senator Justin Eichorn, accused of attempting to pay a teenager for sex, pleaded not guilty on Monday in his federal arraignment hearing in St. Paul.
Five people are facing felony charges after alleged attempts to solicit minors for sex in Washington County, according to the sheriff's office.
The lawsuit claims that the Hotel Ivy made no effort to protect the teen girls who were sex trafficked by Lazzaro at his condo on the 19th floor.
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested on charges of sex trafficking and engaging in interstate prostitution.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing three charges, including sex trafficking, stemming from an investigation by federal authorities.
Once afraid to tell her story, Natalee Cramer now wants her voice heard.
The list of names could include Epstein's accused co-conspirators and others named in a settled lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell.
The deal calls for the Montreal-based company to pay more than $1.8 million to the U.S. government, as well as make separate payments to the individual women harmed by the trafficking.
Anthony Bass met Stephanie Page's father at his church and found out he shared a vision with her — to help stop sex trafficking.
She read one book and she was changed forever. Her mission is to help change the state of sex trafficking in Minnesota. He is a former Minnesota Viking and had just started a church and saw what she was doing. Now they share a vision they hope leads to building a facility that builds better outcomes.
Bloomington police have arrested more than a dozen people in connection to a prostitution sting.
