Court Tosses Surreptitious Video Recordings Holding Together Sketchy 'Human Trafficking' Investigation
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200829/14163945208/court-tosses-surreptitious-video-recordings-holding-together-sketchy-human-trafficking-investigation.shtml
In early 2019, law enforcement in Florida wrapped up a supposed "human trafficking" sting centering on Florida spas and massage parlors. By the time prosecutors and cops were done congratulating themselves for helping purge Florida of human trafficking, they appeared to have little more than about 150 bog-standard solicitation and prostitution arrests.
But they did land a big fish. Robert Kraft -- the owner of the New England Patriots -- was one of the spa customers caught up in the sting. That was the biggest news. Evidence of actual trafficking never appeared, leaving law enforcement with a big name, a bunch of low-level arrests, and little else.