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Transcripts for CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper 20131219 21:48:00

Department would not just get involved if it was an issue of lying about a visa application. this has to do with much more serious crimes, many of which maybe they haven t been able to successfully investigate yet or prove. this is the third known case of alleged employee abuse involving the indian consulate in new york in recent years. there was a similar case involving an ambassador back in 2009. how big of a problem is human trafficking and slave labor among diplomats living in the u.s. and how often do we actually see criminal prosecution? it s a huge problem and unfortunately, we almost never see criminal prosecutions. now, in this case, this individual only had consular immunity, protection monday through friday, 9:00 to 5:00. but a lot of diplomats who are engaging in really serious behavior have immunity 24/7 and so they are not arrested, they are not prosecuted and indeed, enjoy total impunity for their crimes. there are a lot of people in the anti-human trafficking commun ....

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