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“A U.S. court junked serious charges of human trafficking, forced labor, and money laundering after the accused KOJC leader Marissa Dueñas entered a plea bargaining agreement.”
Social media posts Claim dated 10 Oct 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFalse

What Vera Files found

There are no cases of human trafficking, forced labor and money laundering against Dueñas in the U.S. She was charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against the U.S., fraud and misuse of visas and marriage fraud.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 10 October 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 28 October 2024, 18 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Where the claim appeared

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