Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Human Trafficking Ring — February 2021

OPERATION “HOPE IN DARKNESS”

BOSS fields calls from CLIENT then dispatches DRIVER and VICTIM

DRIVER and VICTIM arrive at CLIENT’s address

Fees: $35 for 10 minutes $160 for 60 minutes

50% goes to ORGANIZATION

VICTIM’s 50% goes to TRAFFICKERS DRIVER collects money

INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED:

ASSETS SEIZED:

LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS LOCATE VICTIMS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE

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FOOD SHELTER MEDICAL AID PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING JOB TRAINING LONG TERM SUPPORT

THE CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE

BIRMANIA RINCON aka “NANCY” Age 61 Teaneck, NJ

FUGITIVE

LUZ RINCON aka “AMY” Age 59 Teaneck, NJ

BERNARDINO HERNANDEZ Age 39 Lodi, NJ

FERNANDO HERNANDEZ Age 28 Lodi, NJ

GIOVANNI MORALES-DEGALES Age 32 Queens, NY

ROBERTO MOLINA Age 46 Hackensack, NJ

ARMANDO GARCIA- OSORIO aka “Conejo” Age 38 Queens, NY

MONSERRAT GOMEZ-SANCHEZ Age 35 Elmwood Park, NJ

EDWIN MERCADO V Age 18 Union City, NJ

DANIEL MORFFI Age 24 Weehawken, NJ

GABRIEL TORRES Age 30 East Newark, NJ

CATHERINE ECHAVARRIA Age 28 Teaneck, NJ

RODRIGO SANTANDER-QUITO Age 34 West New York, NJ

DAVID AGUIRRE Age 25 Englewood, NJ

GERMAN CEBALLOS Age 22 Bergenfield, NJ

EDGAR “JUNIOR” VANEGAS Age 40 Bergenfield, NJ

ANTHONY QUEZADA Age 32 North Bergen, NJ

JOAN “TATO” RINCON Age 39 Lodi, NJ

OSCAR RINCON Age 40 Elmwood Park, NJ

LAURA GARCIA- MARAVILLA Age 34 Lodi, NJ

BRYAN JIMENEZ- RINCON Age 32 Lodi, NJ

JORGE RINCON Age 67 Teaneck, NJ

ARE YOU A VICTIM OR DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING?