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Texas Police Probe Alleged Human Trafficking Scheme After 15 Women Found in House

Police claim some 60 people were forced to work to pay off debt.
Texas Police Probe Alleged Human Trafficking Scheme After 15 Women Found in House
Police said that multiple locations in Princeton, Texas; Melissa, Texas; and McKinney, Texas, were involved. Undated file photograph. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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An investigation into an alleged human trafficking scheme forcing illegal immigrants to work for shell companies to pay off debt is continuing in a rural county outside of Dallas.

The Princeton Police Department released details on July 8 about the investigation that led to the March arrest of four people with ties to India.

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.