trafficking

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Mr. Massie has also irritated the president by raising his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who committed suicide in 2019 while in jail awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The two men also tried to obtain more than 200 freshwater reptiles from Albert Bazaar of Louisiana, who was detained last week on animal trafficking charges, according to officials.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The French authorities have also been investigating a vast alleged human trafficking network reportedly set up by Fayed.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The prosecutor did not give details of the trafficking allegation but BioTexCom told the BBC it involved a DNA mismatch between a set of parents and a baby.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

COLIC: colicky frolic: frolicked, frolicker, frolicking GARLIC: garlicky mimic: mimicked, mimicking panic: panicked, panicking, panicky picnic: picnicked, picnicker, picnicking POLITICS: politicker, politicking traffic: trafficked, trafficker, trafficking playwright.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner