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Ann Wagner: Human trafficking is an immensely profitable crime. Profits are estimated at $150 billion a year including $99 billion…

On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
Human trafficking is an immensely profitable crime. Profits are estimated at $150 billion a year including $99 billion from the commercial sex exploitation.
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Ann Wagner
Republican · Missouri

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Wagner discusses the high profitability of human trafficking.

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