Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics secures state’s first forced labor trafficking conviction

In March of last year, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics opened an investigation into 41-year-old Elmer Flores after receiving information he was trafficking members of a church he was running from his home in Oklahoma City.

Victims reported Flores coerced them into cutting ties with their families and living in his home as well as quitting their jobs and working for him without compensation. Additionally, they reported he would physically threaten them if they attempted to leave.

OBN Public Information Officer Mark Woodward said Flores also claimed to be involved with MS-13…

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