Legislators consider law to ban human trafficking in stateJan 16, 2013 - The Associated Press CHEYENNE -- Wyoming lawmakers are considering passing state laws barring human trafficking. The state is the only one in the country without such laws. The proposal would make it a felony to knowingly recruit, harbor, receive or participate in other ways in forced labor or sexual servitude. A House committee expressed interest in the bill from Democratic Rep. Cathy Connolly of Laramie on Tuesday but delayed a vote until next Monday to clear up some questions about wording. Connolly said trafficking cases are more common that many may believe, including in rural states. In 2011, a man from Uzbekistan was sentenced to prison for managing a 14-state labor racketeering enterprise. A company associated with the ring supplied workers, mostly Filipino immigrants, to hotels in Casper and Douglas. |
