Indiana attorney general loses appeal in Haitian trafficking investigation

By: Mackenzi Klemann

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 499

Last Updated: 6 days, 1 hour ago

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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita can’t compel an Evansville manufacturer and migrant support group to cooperate with a human trafficking investigation in the absence of a specific allegation, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday.

The three-judge panel’s opinion affirms an earlier ruling from the Vanderburgh Superior Court denying Rokita’s petition to enforce civil investigative demands against Berry Global Group and the Haitian Center of Evansville in a 2024 trafficking investigation.

Judge Nancy H. Vaidik, …

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