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35. Were the suspects part of a larger syndicate or organization or were they working alone
36. If they were part of a larger syndicate or organization, can you describe the structure of the
syndicate/organization
a. Number of people involved
b. Hierarchy
c. Recruitment tactics
d. Geographical spread
e. Involvement in other unlawful activities (drugs, guns, identify fraud, etc.)
37. Of suspects that were arrested, where were they in the “hierarchy” of the business structure
Were you able to apprehend the main trafficker or child pornographer
38. When did the prosecutor become involved in the investigation of X case
a. Clarify if it was a state or federal prosecutor and find out name and unit.
b. Did the case go before a grand jury before the execution of the arrests
39. How was the decision made to take the case through the State or Federal System
40. How were the suspect(s) in X case charged (state, federal, both, human trafficking, non-human
trafficking, both)
a. Are there specific challenges you see to charging human trafficking cases (probe:
charging under human trafficking statutes either state or federal)
41. For X case, were there other potential suspects associated with the case that are not represented in
the charging document
a. If yes, how many
b. What prevented these suspects from being identified/represented in charging
42. For X case, were other non-UCS charges applied
a. If yes, what were they
b. If yes, who made the charging decision and why
43. Is it common to charge human trafficking cases with multiple charges
a. If yes, what other charges are common
44. Are you aware of the prosecutorial outcome of the case
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