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Operation Cross Country

high | FBI

Sex Trafficking

FBI Rebrands National Sex Sting as 'Operation Independence Day'

The operation is still arresting sex workers and calling it a rescue mission.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.13.2019 1:45 PM

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Sex

The Feds Keep Arresting Sex Workers

How "trafficking" stings ensnare consenting adult women

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.1.2018 12:00 PM

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Operation Cross Country

Feds 'Rescue' Women from Freedom and Money in 11th 'Operation Cross Country'

Hear from the real victims of this cruel FBI charade.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.18.2017 11:25 AM

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Sex Trafficking

996 Sex Workers Busted in FBI's Last 'Operation Cross Country,' Says Comey

That's 332 times as many sex workers arrested in the stings as people indicted on federal charges involving a minor.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.19.2017 1:40 PM

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Operation Cross Country

American Sex Police

With sweeping "sex trafficking stings," the FBI returns to its roots as the nation's vice squad.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.14.2017 6:00 AM

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FBI

Operation Cross Country X: Everything You Need to Know About the FBI's Annual 'Underage Human Trafficking' Sting In One Chart

Sex workers and their customers made up 72 percent of arrests in this "underage human trafficking" operation. Human traffickers? One percent.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.25.2016 7:40 AM

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Civil Liberties

Hundreds Arrested in FBI-Sponsored Prostitution Sting

Operation Cross Country is billed as a way to rescue sex-trafficked children but it's essentially a federally funded vice sting.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.15.2015 7:00 AM

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