A New York man was arrested on Thursday, July 24, 2009, for allegedly operating a black-market kidney buying and selling scheme for the last decade. An FBI sting exposed the operation, which could be “the first documented case of organ trafficking in the U.S.” if the allegations are true. David Porter and Carla K. Johnson, Brooklyn Man Accused of Buying, Selling Kidneys, NBC New York, July 25, 2009.
