F&B Florida 2018

Maurice Edwards
Investigator
Seminole County Sheriff's Office


Investigator Maurice T. Edwards has been employed with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office in Seminole County, Florida since 2006. He is assigned to the Youth Intervention Services Unit. His responsibilities include the investigation of missing juveniles and human trafficking cases. Investigator Edwards is also a Task Force Officer with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), assigned to the Innocent Images Task Force for human trafficking cases. Investigator Edwards works with local, state and federal agencies in pursuit of the most comprehensive response and investigation to the crime of human trafficking. Investigator Edwards was the lead investigator in the first human trafficking case investigated, tried and successfully prosecuted in Seminole County. This case was a major success in Seminole County, both for law enforcement and the prosecutor’s office. For the past year, Investigator Edwards has assumed the position as the Chairman for the Seminole County Human Trafficking Task Force. He leads the task force in connecting law enforcement, prosecutors and various agencies and organizations in working together to recognize human trafficking and respond effectively. The task force also provides a wide-range of services to victims of human trafficking. Investigator Edwards routinely travels throughout Seminole and Orange County to educate and provide resources to law enforcement and civilians in order to combat human trafficking.

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