Tag: trafficking
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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and an alleged accomplice pleaded not guilty on Friday to sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges. Jeffries and James Jacobson entered their pleas during a brief appearance at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y. Entering the courtroom, Jeffries did not acknowledge Jacobson and let his lawyer, Brian…
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Italian Camorra mafia fugitive arrested in Colombia for drug trafficking
A fugitive member of the Camorra mafia due to serve almost 19 years in prison for drug trafficking has been arrested in Colombia, Italian police said on Friday. Luigi Belvedere had been on the run since December 2020 and was on the Italian interior ministry’s list of dangerous fugitives, a statement said, adding he was…
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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries arrested on sex trafficking charges
The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, Mike Jeffries, has been arrested on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges, according to two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter. Jeffries has been arrested in West Palm Beach, Florida. Two other associates, Matthew Smith of West Palm Beach and James Jacobson of Wisconsin, were also…
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Olympic snowboarder wanted for running murderous drug trafficking operation, FBI says
A former Olympic snowboarder has been charged with running a drug smuggling operation that allegedly shipped huge amounts of narcotics across borders and killed four people, the FBI said Thursday. A $50,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of Ryan James Wedding, 43, who represented Canada in the Winter Olympics in…
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Man given 45-year sentence for trafficking fentanyl from NYC daycare where toddler died
A New York man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl out of a daycare where a toddler died and three others were poisoned after being exposed to the drug, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Felix Herrera Garcia, 35, of the Bronx, was also sentenced to five years of supervised release, according to…
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Ye’s former assistant alleges sex trafficking, sexual assault in amended suit against rapper
Ye’s former assistant filed an amended lawsuit against the rapper last week that accuses him of drugging and sexually assaulting her, trafficking others, using job openings to recruit sex partners and tasking her with delivering him “sex honey.” The suit alleges Ye, who legally changed his name from Kanye West, attacked Lauren Pisciotta in a…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to make appearance at pretrial hearing on sex trafficking charges
Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected to appear Thursday afternoon before the federal judge in New York assigned to oversee his trial, which the embattled hip-hop mogul’s lawyers would like to begin next spring. Deadlines may be set for various issues related to the trial of Combs, 54, who pleaded not guilty last month to charges…
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Judge orders Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sent to jail while he awaits sex trafficking trial
Sean “Diddy” Combs, the spotlight-adoring music impresario who helped launch the careers of some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B, was denied bail and sent to jail Tuesday after being accused in a three-count federal indictment of having used his sprawling business empire to abuse, threaten and traffic women in order to “fulfill his…