FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, September 7, 2018

United States Attorney's Office, HSI, and FBI to Host Human Trafficking Training for Foreign Dignitaries

United States Attorney Matthew Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced today that a special Human Trafficking Training Program will be held on September 10-11, 2018 at the Federal Courthouse, 517 E. Wisconsin Ave. Members of the United States Attorney’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and the FBI will be training prosecutors and law enforcement officers from Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia. The training will address the best practices for prosecuting Human Trafficking crimes, ways to assist crime victims, the importance of partnering with other agencies, and other topics.

The media is invited to attend the opening ceremony on Monday, September 10, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Welcoming remarks will be provided by United States Attorney Matthew Krueger, Resident-Agent-in-Charge Brandon Bielke of Homeland Security Investigations, and Special-Agent-in-Charge Justin Tolomeo of the FBI. Opening remarks will last approximately 30 minutes. After the opening remarks, members of the press will have an opportunity to interview the speakers and members of the foreign delegation.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwi/pr/united-states-attorneys-office-hsi-and-fbi-host-human-trafficking-training-foreign