Millions goes to clearing DNA backlogs, nurses trained to offer services to sex assault victims, and hate crime initiatives.
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Robert Hawkins is a self-proclaimed pimp who trafficked teen girls for sex and kept the proceeds for himself. He used drugs and violence to control the women, who operated out of motels in Aurora, while he lived in a new apartment by Coors Field.
And without the federal cash that led to Hawkins’ arrest and paid for local police to investigate his crimes, he might still be in business today. Instead, he is serving a 448-year sentence in a state prison also partly funded with U.S. Justice Department grants.
