http://meridian.pmhclients.com/index.php/site/index/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:05:28 -0600 http://meridian.pmhclients.com/images/pmfLogo.gif http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org 104 68 http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/human_smuggler_sentenced_to_multiple_life_sentences_for_murder_alien_smuggl/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:04:00 -0600 A human smuggler was sentenced today to six life sentences plus a consecutive 32- year term of imprisonment http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/operation_cross_country_ii/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:23:00 -0600 three-day law enforcement action Operation Cross Country II aimed at combating sex trafficking of children. A similar enforcement action took place in June of this year as part of Operation Cross Country. Information obtained from the June enforcement action led FBI special agents and task force officers to identify other underage victims of sex trafficking. http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/disappearance_of_natalee_ann_holloway_press_release_fbi_11_18_2008/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:20:00 -0600 DISAPPEARANCE OF NATALEE ANN HOLLOWAY http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/nathan_goes_to_dsfreeman_high_school_to_speak_to_students_on_awareness_of_h/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:48:00 -0600 Press Release: 10 November, 2008 Event Date: 13 November, 2008 Subject: Nathan goes to D.S.Freeman High School to speak to students on awareness of Human Trafficking Location: Richomd, Virginia Contact Information: Nathan.Wilson@projectmeridianfoundation.org Contact Number: 202.257.0987 http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/grizzly_groundswell_blog_network_radio_show_project_meridian_foundation/ Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:30:00 -0600 Human Trafficking interview Project Meridian http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/district_lawyer_sentenced_to_40_months_in_prison_for_traveling_into_virgini/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:49:00 -0600 Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct and Enticing a Minor Child Adam Bryant, a 30-year-old lawyer, working as a consultant and living in Washington, D.C., was sentenced http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/human_trafficking_sex_trade_47_children_in_virginia_and_518_young_women_res/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:55:00 -0500 In a Virginia hotel that ordinarily caters to business travelers and vacationers, Go to our website to hear more under NEWS http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/keeping_our_children_safe/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:54:00 -0500 KEEPING OUR CHILDREN SAFE Protecting the 'Most Vulnerable Among Us' 08/22/08 FBI http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/president_debra_willis_in_healthcare_virginia_press_release/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:44:00 -0500 Press Release Project Meridian Foundation Partners in Healthcare Virginia am writing in regards to Project Meridian Foundation (PMF), an organization that is dedicated to putting a stop to human trafficking and restoring victim’s lives. This organization is raising awareness in our communities while working with International, Federal, State, and Local authorities. We need to protect our children and those vulnerable to the atrocities of traffickers. We must recover, assist and repatriate victims and to identify, capture and prosecute predators. http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/innocence_lost_sting/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:29:01 -0500 'INNOCENCE LOST' STING Sixteen-City Sweep Marks 5th Anniversary The exploitation of children has unfortunately become a growth industry, according to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, but the Bureau is working every day to find and stop those who prey on our children. Speaking recently at the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center Crimes Against Children Conference, Mueller noted how pervasive these crimes have become. In just the past decade, we have moved from lone predators with limited reach to global communities of pedophiles on the Internet, he said. We have moved from back-alley bookstores to criminal enterprises that treat children as merely another commodity for sale in the global marketplace. We have moved from videos in plain brown packages to encrypted websites, flash drives, and cell phones capable of storing thousands of images. http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/23_texas_mexican_mafia_casehierarchy_charged_in_federal_rico/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:01:00 -0500 23 TEXAS MEXICAN MAFIA CASEHIERARCHY CHARGED IN FEDERAL R.I.C.O. http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/lyford_man_pleads_guilty_to_possession_of_child_pornography/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:51:00 -0500 more than 25,000 images and numerous videos of child pornography and child erotica http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/alien_smuggling_organization_responsible_for_holding_alien_hostage_dismantl/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:46:00 -0500 The alien’s hands were bound behind his back by the juveniles and he was made to kneel on tiled floor while smugglers contacted his family demanding payment for his release http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/federal_indictment_returned_against_san_antonio_couple_selling_a_child/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:43:00 -0500 The five count indictment charges both defendants with one count each of selling a child and distribution of child pornography. http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/ms_13_member_indicted_for_conspiring_to_commit_murder/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:49:00 -0500 MS-13 has members and an associates spread throughout the United States, and has operated in the Eastern District of Virginia http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/new_measures_to_keep_kids_safe_from_sex_offenders/ Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:40:01 -0600 Wednesday, 13 June 2007 - A range of tough new measures that will enhance the protection of children from sex offenders was unveiled today by the Home Secretary, John Reid. http://www.projectmeridianfoundation.org/index.php/press/press_release/press_release_congresswoman_malhoney_ny/ Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:15:00 -0600 IRS Can Help Crack Down on Sex Traffickers, Maloney Says