WHAT:
On Jan. 25, the Attorney General’s Office, Division of Criminal Justice, and NJ Human Trafficking Task Force will host New Jersey’s Ninth Annual Human Trafficking Prevention & Awareness Event. The event is held each year to educate the public about the dangers of human trafficking and recognize statewide efforts to combat this terrible form of modern day slavery. A major theme of this year’s event will be the nexus between drug addiction and human trafficking. Detective Frank Sabella of the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office will receive the 2019 Sergeant Noelle Holl Award for outstanding efforts to end human trafficking in New Jersey.
WHEN: 10 a.m. Friday, January 25, 2019
WHO:
- Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal
- Keynote Speaker: Marti MacGibbon, Human Trafficking Survivor, Certified Addiction Treatment Professional, and Award-Winning Author
- U.S. Representative Chris Smith
- Division of Criminal Justice Director Veronica Allende
- Assistant Attorney General Annmarie Taggart
- Detective Maria A. Ingraffa, NJ Human Trafficking Liaison, Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office
- Dwayne Lomangino-DiMauro, Director, Dream Catchers
- Detective Frank Sabella, Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office
WHERE:
Trenton War Memorial
1 Memorial Drive
Trenton, NJ 08608
PRESS: Open
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