While we were distracted by Egypt

[ECOCKS]

ICE most wanted fugitive arrested at JFK on human trafficking charges
Extorted more than $1 million in earnings from victims

DETROIT - Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested today one of ICE's top ten fugitives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

Veniamin Gonikman, 55, was charged in Detroit in 2005 in a 22-count indictment with trafficking in persons, forced labor, alien smuggling, money laundering, extortion collection and conspiracy, among other charges. He absconded from the United States before being formally charged.

more at link below.......

http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1101/110127detroit.htm

[viking]

Nice to see a real bad one put away.

[alex330]

Unfortunately I am told by my SO that this is more common than we realize 

[Rubicon]

unfortunately there are probably 1,000 more like him living in Russia or Ukraine, who get away with these type of crimes and worse (trafficing young women into prostitution).  many of them have Israeli passports and avoid prosecution by going there.