One detective used an approach that experts now consider a model for tackling the exploitation of immigrant women trapped in the human trafficking trade.
David Heath, Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism
McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara, left, and Detective Joseph Scaramucci, right, look over material before a 2017 press conference announcing their latest sex-buying sting.
Authorities exit the former Vegas Buffet restaurant in Waco, Texas, after raiding the business as part of a labor trafficking investigation in June 2018.
Detective Joe Scaramucci, leader of the counter human trafficking unit in the McLennan County Sheriff's Office, talks Tuesday about recent arrests in Los Angeles and Chino Hills, California. Scaramucci will travel to Poland next week with Unbound to train Polish authorities working to protect Ukrainian refugees from exploitation.
Members of the McLennan County Sheriff deputies detain Zhi “Jimmy” Lin shortly after officers enter the Vegas Chinese Buffet during a human trafficking raid in June 2018.
Det. Joseph Scaramucci talks about his trip next week to the Polish border with Ukraine, where he will help Polish authorities prevent human trafficking and aid victims.
David Heath
Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team
Downtown Waco is shown in this 2024 file photo.
Rod Aydelotte, Waco Tribune-Herald
Downtown Waco is shown in this 2024 file photo.
Rod Aydelotte, Waco Tribune-Herald
McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara, right, and Sgt. Joseph Scaramucci announce 17 solicitation of prostitution arrests in a recent sting operation in July 2023. Four of the people arrested were accused of soliciting minors.
Rod Aydelotte, Waco Tribune-Herald
Xiuwen Zhang — a Chinese immigrant and state-licensed massage therapist who owns XF Massage in Chesterfield, Virginia — discusses her arrest.
McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara, right, and Sgt. Joseph Scaramucci announce 17 solicitation of prostitution arrests in a recent sting operation in July 2023. Four of the people arrested were accused of soliciting minors.
Detective Joe Scaramucci, leader of the counter human trafficking unit in the McLennan County Sheriff's Office, talks Tuesday about recent arrests in Los Angeles and Chino Hills, California. Scaramucci will travel to Poland next week with Unbound to train Polish authorities working to protect Ukrainian refugees from exploitation.
Authorities exit the former Vegas Buffet restaurant in Waco, Texas, after raiding the business as part of a labor trafficking investigation in June 2018.
Members of the McLennan County Sheriff deputies detain Zhi “Jimmy” Lin shortly after officers enter the Vegas Chinese Buffet during a human trafficking raid in June 2018.
McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara, left, and Detective Joseph Scaramucci, right, look over material before a 2017 press conference announcing their latest sex-buying sting.
