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The Tower Forum is a private, non-profit, non-partisan business organization established in 1976. The organization consists of business leaders from major industries and professions in Broward County. Through the Tower Forum, these executives identify critical issues facing our community seeking to educate those members in promoting positive change.
Our Next Breakfast Thursday, February 2, 2012 South Florida:
Gateway for Human Trafficking 
 In February 2010, while South Floridians were basking in the excitement of Super Bowl, two men were being arrested for placing an ad on Craigslist advertising sex with a 14-year-old girl as a "Super Bowl Special." And Florida's Department of Children and Families reported 24 children - most of whom were runaways - as victims of sex trafficking for the Super Bowl.
Human trafficking, a $36 billion industry, is defined as the recruitment and harboring of a person for labor or services through force, fraud or coercion. South Florida is ranked as one of the top entry points in the United States for foreign human trafficking victims, commonly cited along with New York and California as being one of the top three destinations for trafficking victims in the United States.
South Florida's tourist driven economy, high profile events and seaports, make it an attractive place for human traffickers. They lure individuals with the promise of money and a better life and then forcefully put them to work in restaurants, hotels or in the sex industry. They are treated with no regard, respect or compassion. Poor living conditions, poor health and little to no pay are usually the end results. It's a serious business and it can be happening in your neighborhood.
What is being done to stop this? Who are the key players and organizations taking action? Come find out at the Tower Forum's February 2nd breakfast discussion!
SPONSOR: Broward Health  SPEAKERS: Hon. Al Lamberti, Sheriff of Broward County. Mr. Lamberti has been Sheriff of Broward County since 2007. John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Miami Division. In his extensive and varied career investigating a myriad of crimes, he had been assigned to FBI Headquarters as the Section Chief of the violent crimes section of the Criminal Investigative Division, with responsibility for violent crimes, crimes against children, crimes in Indian Country, special jurisdiction crimes, and transportation crimes. Carmen Pino, Assistant Special Agent In Charge, ICE Homeland Security. The ICE (U.S. Immigrations & Customs Enforcement) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) directorate is a critical asset in the ICE mission, responsible for investigating a wide range of domestic and international activities arising from the illegal movement of people and goods into, within and out of the United States. DATE: Thursday, February 2, 2012 (doors open at 7:00 a.m. for breakfast/networking; program begins at 7:45 a.m.) WHERE: Tower Club, 28th Floor, One Financial Plaza, 100 SE 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale MODERATOR: TBA COST: Gratis for paid members of Tower Forum; non-members: $35, includes breakfast (note: no cost for working media); check to Tower Forum, 512 NE Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 RSVP's are required for all attendees; must be made no later than Monday, 1/30. Seating is limited. Preference admission is given to paid members and paid RSVP attendees; advance payments ensure no waiting in line.
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