Resources to Combat Human Trafficking

Author - John Cotton Richmond

Federal Human Trafficking Prosecutors Share Their Perspective

June 5, 2018

by John Cotton Richmond

Fight, Flight, and the Federal Court: Examining the Role Traffickers Play in Creating a Victim’s Climate of Fear
United States v. Gardner, 887 F.3d 780 (6th Cir. 2018)

April 16, 2018

by John Cotton Richmond

The Root Cause of Human Trafficking is Traffickers

April 17, 2017

by Trafficking Resources, John Cotton Richmond

John Cotton Richmond

John Richmond was confirmed in October 2018 as the next Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the U.S. Department of State. Prior to his confirmation, John was Co-Founding Director of the Human Trafficking Institute. He led the Institute’s programmatic work, including country projects, thought leadership, administration, and communication. He also led the establishment of our country projects in Belize and Uganda, the vision of the Federal Human Trafficking Report and TraffickingMatters.com, and provided leadership in the establishment of Institute finance and human resource systems.

John previously served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit and as an expert on human trafficking for the United Nations and at the European Union. He was named one of the “Prosecutors of the Year” by the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation and twice earned the DOJ’s Special Commendation Award. John co-designed the advanced human trafficking curriculum for federal agents. Before joining the DOJ, John served as the Director of the International Justice Mission’s slavery work in India. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law and the University of Mary Washington. John lives in Vienna, VA with his wife and three children.