United States v Victor Nikolayevich Virchenko
Краткое изложение обстоятельств дела
Defendant Victor Nikolayevich Virchenko is a Russian national who was involved in a human trafficking scheme. Defendant Virckenko, along with his co-defendants Pavel Agafonov, a naturalized US citizen, and Tony Kennard, a US citizen, trafficked women and minor girls from Russia into Alaska to dance nude in strip clubs. The victims, nine young female Russian folk dancers, were told they would be participating in folk shows across the US. When they arrived in the US, however, Defendants took their passports and return tickets and forced them to dance nude at strip clubs. The Russian victims were brought into the US in December 2000 and were freed by the INS in January 2001. Defendant Virchenko was arrested at the Anchorage International Airport. Only Kennard appealed his guilty plea.
Комментарий и существенные особенности
Дата вынесения приговора:
2001-09-25
Автор:
Human Trafficking Database of the University of Michigan Law School
Информация процедурного характера
Правовая система:
Общее право
Последнее решение суда:
Суд первой инстанции
Вид разбирательства:
Уголовный
Потерпевшие / Истцы в первой инстанции
Потерпевший:
9+ individuals
Обвиняемые/ответчики
Обвиняемый:
Victor Nikolayevich Virchenko
Правовые основания:
Vichenko pled guilty to the immigration fraud and transportation of minor charges.
Обвиняемый:
Tony Allen Kennard
Правовые основания:
Kennard pled guilty to the visa fraud and transportation of minors for illegal activity charges and was sentenced accordingly.
Обвиняемый:
Pavel Vasilievich Paris Agafonov
Правовые основания:
Agafonov pled guilty to visa fraud and transportation of minors.
Обвинения / Иски / Решения
Обвиняемый:
Victor Nikolayevich Virchenko
Законодательство/статус/код:
Подробная информация о пунктах обвинения:
Immigration Fraud
Законодательство/статус/код:
Подробная информация о пунктах обвинения:
Transporting Minors for Illegal Sexual Activity
Законодательство/статус/код:
Подробная информация о пунктах обвинения:
Kidnapping
Законодательство/статус/код:
Подробная информация о пунктах обвинения:
Forced Labor
Срок лишения свободы:
2 лет 6 Месяцы
Обвиняемый:
Tony Allen Kennard
Законодательство/статус/код:
Подробная информация о пунктах обвинения:
Transporting Minors for Illegal Sexual Activity
Законодательство/статус/код:
Подробная информация о пунктах обвинения:
Conspiracy
Законодательство/статус/код:
Подробная информация о пунктах обвинения:
Visa Fraud
Законодательство/статус/код:
Подробная информация о пунктах обвинения:
Kidnapping
Законодательство/статус/код:
Подробная информация о пунктах обвинения:
Forced Labor
Срок лишения свободы:
3 лет 10 Месяцы
Решение апелляционного суда:
Upheld
2nd Instance citation: 46 Fed. Appx. 426
Kennard appealed, claiming his guilty plea was not valid as it was not made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently as required by U.S. law. However, the appellate court disagreed and upheld his conviction and sentence.
Обвиняемый:
Pavel Vasilievich Paris Agafonov
Срок лишения свободы:
1 год 6 Месяцы
Суд
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
This is the first case tried under the U.S.'s TVPA.