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ROBSTOWN According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, there were 1,080 reports of human trafficking in Texas in 2019 the second largest number in the nation.
However, research shows that the crime which involves the exploitation of men, women, and children for forced labor or sex by a third-party for profit or gains sees over 300,000 victims in Texas at any given moment.
That is why Mark Gonzalez and the Nueces County District Attorney s Office, along with Nueces County Commissioner Pct.4 Brent Chesney, decided to host a training seminar on human trafficking for local law enforcement this past Tuesday.
Over 130 law enforcement officers from 15 law enforcement agencies attended the seminar, led by Kirsta Leeburg Melton, founder and chief executive officer of the Institute to Combat Trafficking. It focused on ways law enforcement can better investigate and handle trafficking cases.
Corpus Christi attorney, NAACP president react to Chauvin verdict
and last updated 2021-04-21 00:22:07-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â It took more than 10 hours of deliberation for the jury to reach a guilty verdict. Derek Michael Chauvin, 45, was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
âI think itâs going to provide relief to a great number of people,â said Matt Manning, a partner at Webb, Cason & Manning, P.C. and former prosecutor with the Nueces County District Attorneyâs Office. âI think itâs going to provide relief to people around the world as well because there are people around the world who watched with bated breath to see how America was going to handle this inflection point in its history.â
Board of Judges calls on County Commission to withdraw $8,000+ pay raise proposal for single county position
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and last updated 2021-03-15 02:48:18-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â It was a frustrating time for several members of the Nueces County District Attorneyâs office after an agenda displayed there would be a discussion surrounding a significant pay increase for the countyâs court administrator â a position that has already seen several raises since 2017.
That item prompted many attorneys to speak out during Commissioners Court this past Wednesday. This time â representing themselves and their livelihood.
âI do not know if this person deserves a pay raise,â said Will Greenlee, Nueces Country Assistant District Attorney. âWhat I do know â is optics and talent â each of you know the budget. You know how underpaid this district attorneys office is⦠If prosecuting criminals is a priority, then it should sh
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