International Child Slavery Ring Broken
[CLOSE-UP OF REPORTER, BACKGROUND IF WHITE HOUSE PRESS ROOM]
<f/x background chatter, subdued>
"The FBI is at the White House Press Room to make an announcement, however officials are being tight-lipped over the actual content of the briefing - going so far as to not pre-release any materials other than the name speaker's name: Special Agent Laura Jarron."
"The last and only time Special Agent Jarron was a press conference in February dealing with an alleged slave trading ship off the coast of California. Our research has been able to find little else of her career in the FBI. Ms. Jarron was recruited straight from the Univeristy of Colorado into the academy at Quantico Virginia."
"I can see the Deputy Press Secretary for the FBI is walking to the podium, so let's cut to his remarks."
[CAMERA CUTS TO MAN BEHIND LECTERN]
"... you for coming. In recent months, FBI has been working to develop additional leads in after the recovery of a Chinese-flagged freighter off the coast of San Francisco. Since then, we have managed to find the root sources of this trade inside the United States and abroad."
"At this point I'd like to turn this briefing over to the lead investigator from the New York field office, Special Agent Laura Jarron."
[WOMAN STEPS UP BEHIND LECTERN]
<f/x slight paper rustling as she settles in>
"Thank you. At this time, we have in custody thirty-three members of the Yatashiko Yakuza family both here and abroad. In addition, records of a financial and other operational nature from the offices of Yashamini International Adoptions are being seized in their offices in seven countries. While it is too early to say the organization as a whole is rolled up, we at the FBI have no doubt today's arrests and raids will put a significant crimp into their operational plans.
"While I can not and will not comment on specifics of the current investigation, I'll open the floor to questions."
Q: "How many people in total does the FBI believe were part of this network?"
A: "Our current best estimate is over one hundred well-informed participants were involved."
Q: "How many children were kidnapped as a result of this ring?"
A: "We haven't got a solid number yet; the current count is over one thousand."
Q: "Is it more than five thousand?"
A: "We don't know."
Q: "Where did the information come from?"
A: "No comment."
Q: "Ms. Jarron, it's reported you worked undercover for two years. What can you tell us about that?"
A: "Nothing."
Q: "A follow-up question: Who is Vinchenzo Tutinski?"
A: "No comment."
Q: "Have any members of the board at Yashamini International Adoptions been implicated?"
A: "Among others, the CFO of Yashamini International has been arrested."
Q: "What is that person's name?"
A: "Yatashiko, Turi. Last name is spelled Y-A-K-A-S-H-I-K-O, first name T-U-R-I."
Q: "Any others?"
A: "We'll be releasing that and other information in a press packet in a few hours."
Q: "Are the Yatashiko clan slayings in Edmonton related to this?"
A: "We have no information at this time that they are related."
Q: "Can we expect further arrests?"
A: "I hope so."
"We will continue to develop leads in this case and follow them to conclusion. Thank you."
[CLOSE-UP OF REPORTER, BACKGROUND IF WHITE HOUSE PRESS ROOM]
<f/x background chatter, subdued>
"The FBI is at the White House Press Room to make an announcement, however officials are being tight-lipped over the actual content of the briefing - going so far as to not pre-release any materials other than the name speaker's name: Special Agent Laura Jarron."
"The last and only time Special Agent Jarron was a press conference in February dealing with an alleged slave trading ship off the coast of California. Our research has been able to find little else of her career in the FBI. Ms. Jarron was recruited straight from the Univeristy of Colorado into the academy at Quantico Virginia."
"I can see the Deputy Press Secretary for the FBI is walking to the podium, so let's cut to his remarks."
[CAMERA CUTS TO MAN BEHIND LECTERN]
"... you for coming. In recent months, FBI has been working to develop additional leads in after the recovery of a Chinese-flagged freighter off the coast of San Francisco. Since then, we have managed to find the root sources of this trade inside the United States and abroad."
"At this point I'd like to turn this briefing over to the lead investigator from the New York field office, Special Agent Laura Jarron."
[WOMAN STEPS UP BEHIND LECTERN]
<f/x slight paper rustling as she settles in>
"Thank you. At this time, we have in custody thirty-three members of the Yatashiko Yakuza family both here and abroad. In addition, records of a financial and other operational nature from the offices of Yashamini International Adoptions are being seized in their offices in seven countries. While it is too early to say the organization as a whole is rolled up, we at the FBI have no doubt today's arrests and raids will put a significant crimp into their operational plans.
"While I can not and will not comment on specifics of the current investigation, I'll open the floor to questions."
Q: "How many people in total does the FBI believe were part of this network?"
A: "Our current best estimate is over one hundred well-informed participants were involved."
Q: "How many children were kidnapped as a result of this ring?"
A: "We haven't got a solid number yet; the current count is over one thousand."
Q: "Is it more than five thousand?"
A: "We don't know."
Q: "Where did the information come from?"
A: "No comment."
Q: "Ms. Jarron, it's reported you worked undercover for two years. What can you tell us about that?"
A: "Nothing."
Q: "A follow-up question: Who is Vinchenzo Tutinski?"
A: "No comment."
Q: "Have any members of the board at Yashamini International Adoptions been implicated?"
A: "Among others, the CFO of Yashamini International has been arrested."
Q: "What is that person's name?"
A: "Yatashiko, Turi. Last name is spelled Y-A-K-A-S-H-I-K-O, first name T-U-R-I."
Q: "Any others?"
A: "We'll be releasing that and other information in a press packet in a few hours."
Q: "Are the Yatashiko clan slayings in Edmonton related to this?"
A: "We have no information at this time that they are related."
Q: "Can we expect further arrests?"
A: "I hope so."
"We will continue to develop leads in this case and follow them to conclusion. Thank you."