U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida will join the “Human Trafficking: Preventing the Crime, Prosecuting the Perpetrators, Protecting the Survivors” panel discussion with U.S. Department of Justice employees to commemorate National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Washington, DC on MONDAY, JAN. 9, AT 1:00 P.M. EST. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch will deliver opening remarks.
WHAT: A panel discussion on human trafficking with department employees to commemorate National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month at the U.S. Department of Justice.
WHO: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch to deliver opening remarks
Panelists:
U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida
U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite of the Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. Attorney Carole Rendon of the Northern District of Ohio
Director Hilary Axam of the Civil Rights Division’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit
Acting Director Marilyn Roberts of the Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime
WHEN: MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017
1:00 p.m. EST
WHERE: Department of Justice
7th Floor Conference Center
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
OPEN PRESS (Media Gather Time: 12:00 p.m. EDT; Final Access: 12:50 p.m. EDT)
LIVESTREAMED AT: HTTPS://WWW.JUSTICE.GOV/LIVE
NOTE: Media should RSVP to press@usdoj.gov. Questions regarding logistics should be directed to the Office of Public Affairs at press@usdoj.gov or (202) 514-2007. All media will use the main visitor’s entrance on Constitution Avenue, between 9th and 10th Streets.All media must present government-issued photo I.D. (such as a driver’s license) as well as valid media credentials.