TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the recovery of 163 children, ranging in ages from 2 months to 17 years old, during Operation Statewide Shield, the first statewide child recovery initiative and the largest operation of its kind in Florida...

The Florida Human Trafficking Victims Fund was proud to join Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister at his press conference announcing the results of the human trafficking  sting “Operation Summer Shield". The operation led to 148 arrests and the recovery of...

Florida Human Trafficking Victims Fund: A One-of-a-Kind Public-Private Partnership In the spring of 2023, two Floridians with a deep commitment to fighting human trafficking approached Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, the state's leading advocate for eradicating...