Attorney General Moody Launches Training To Help Florida Workers Spot Human Trafficking

By Amber Jo Cooper

Published Sep. 8, 2022, 1:06 p.m. ET | Updated Sep. 8, 2022

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. (Photo/Ashley Moody's office)

TALLAHASSEE (FLV) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, Truckers Against Trafficking, the Florida Department of Transportation, and Busing on the Lookout are teaming up to train more than a hundred Florida workers in the gaming and passenger transportation industries to spot and report human trafficking.

The virtual event held on Thursday invites key bus, transit and casino industry stakeholders to join local leaders, law enforcement and government agencies to receive training on how to spot human trafficking and discuss efforts to stop the crime.

The Attorney General’s office says members of the bus and casino industries can play a key role in the fight against human trafficking if aware of the common signs of the crime – given there are 17 casinos in Florida.

Normal casino-hotel activity—with patrons transiting from the adjacent hotel to the casino floor and back again, as well as the frequent exchange of cash—could help conceal human trafficking, according to the AG’s office.

The Attorney General’s Office lists possible signs of human trafficking:

The Attorney General’s Office will be hosting the 2022 Human Trafficking Summit online starting Oct. 4. The summit brings together local, state and national leaders working to eradicate all forms of trafficking. To register, visit HumanTraffickingSummit.com.

To learn the signs and how to report human trafficking, visit YouCanStopHT.com.