FORMER TEANECK WOMAN ARRESTED AT NEWARK LIBERTY AIRPORT ON CHARGES OF RACKETEERING IN CONNECTION TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING
" Birmania " Nancy" Rincon Indicted On Charges Of Racketeering, Financial Facilitation, Criminal Street Activity & Promoting Prostitution."
February 22, 2022 4:48 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
HACKENSACK, NJ.- On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the Arrest of Birmania "Nancy" Rincon, 52, Formerly of Teaneck, New Jersey, on Charges in connection with a Human Trafficking and Prostitution Ring.
In November 2020, Members of The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad initiated an investigation, dubbed “Operation Hope in Darkness”, into a Human Trafficking, Prostitution, and Money Laundering Organization operating throughout Bergen County, in northern New Jersey, and in New York. The investigation determined that several individuals were Trafficking Women throughout Bergen, Hudson, Middlesex, and Passaic Counties, in New Jersey, and in Rockland County and Queens County, New York for the purpose of Engaging in Commercial Sex Acts.
As a result of the investigation, Ms. Rincon was identified as one of the Primary Leaders of a Criminal Enterprise engaged in Money Laundering and Prostitution Offenses since at least 2015. This Criminal Enterprise employed drivers to facilitate the Money Laundering and Prostitution Offenses. Additional individuals were also identified as managing and or supervising separate Money Laundering and Prostitution Organizations throughout Northern New Jersey and in New York.
As previously reported, during the early morning hours of Wednesday, February 3, 2021, over One Hundred Detectives from The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office executed Nineteen Search Warrants in Bergen and Hudson Counties, and Arrested Twenty-One Individuals. One individual, Ms. Rincon, Fled and became a Fugitive From Justice and was believed to be residing in the country of Colombia.
On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, Ms. Rincon was Indicted by a Grand Jury sitting in Bergen County, New Jersey and Charged with Second Degree Racketeering; Two Counts of Second Degree Financial Facilitation of Criminal Activity; Second Degree Promotion of Organized Street Crime; and Third Degree Promoting Prostitution.
On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, Ms. Rincon was identified as attempting to enter The United States by way of a Flight from Colombia. Ms. Rincon was subsequently taken into Custody at Newark Liberty International Airport by Law Enforcement Officers from The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, The Port Authority Police Department, and The United States Customs and Border Protection.
Further, as a result of this investigation, more than Fifty Women have been identified as being victims of Human Trafficking. In partnership with the United States Department of Homeland Security Victim Assistance Specialists and Covenant House, The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office is continuing efforts to connect these victims with all available services to help them obtain a Life Free from Sexual Servitude and Abuse.
Anyone who has been the Victim of Human Trafficking is encouraged to call The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Tipsline at (201) 226-5532. Services and assistance are available, and we will ensure that victims are connected to resources.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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