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United States of America v. Jarrail Lamont Smith

Sacramento, CA - Cleveland Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Transporting Minors to California to Engage in Commercial Sex Acts

Jarrail Lamont Smith, 24, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 15 years in prison on two counts of interstate transportation of a minor for the purpose of prostitution, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A.

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Paris Defrance Michael v. The State of Texas

A jury convicted Paris Defrance Michael of sexual assault, trafficking, and compelling
prostitution, all involving a fourteen-year-old girl, and assessed punishment at concurrent prison
terms of sixty-five years. In one issue, appellant contends the trial court erred in admitting a
detective’s expert testimony on child sex trafficking. We conclude this issue is without merit. In

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Jose Carlos Leal v. The State of Texas

Leal is the life partner of the biological uncle of the complainant, R.C. R.C. and his family
lived with R.C.’s uncle and Leal for several years. In addition, after R.C. and his family moved
into their own home, Leal and R.C.’s uncle continued to care for R.C. and one of his brothers on
weekends and for extended periods of time during the summer.
When R.C. was ten years old

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United States of America v. Jonathan Glosch

Lafayette, LA - Arizona man pleads guilty to traveling to Louisiana to have sex with a minor

An Arizona man pleaded guilty to traveling from Texas to Louisiana in order to engage in sexual activity with a minor.

Jonathan Glosch, 27, of Golden Valley, Ariz., pleaded guilty to one count of traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. The plea will become final when ac

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United States of America v. Monta Groce

Madison, WI - Heroin Dealer Convicted by Jury of Sex Trafficking and Drug-Related Offenses

Defendant Sold Heroin and Used Violence, Threats and Coercion to Compel Three Young Heroin-Addicted Women to Prostitute for His Profit in Wisconsin and Minnesota

Monta Groce, 30, of Sparta, Wisconsin, was convicted by a federal jury of three counts of sex trafficking by force, threats of fo

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United States of America v. Kay Tee

Wichita, KS - Wichita Man Sentenced In Massage Parlor Prostitution Case

A federal jury found defendant Kay Tee, 51, Wichita, Kan., guilty on one count of attempting to entice a person to cross state lines to engage in prostitution, one count of using a telephone in furtherance of prostitution and one count of money laundering in conjunction with a massage parlor.

During trial, p

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL ANTHONY GUERRERA

This decision concerns two appeals, AC 37171 and AC 38312, and a cross appeal in AC 38312 arising from the same underlying criminal case. In a single, consolidated trial, a jury found the defendant, Michael Guerrera, guilty of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 (a) and 53a-59 (a) (1), conspiracy to commit the assault in the first degreeinviolationofGeneralStatute

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United States of America v. Christopher Williams and Laquentin Brown

New Orleans, LA - Remaining Defendants Sentenced for Roles in Sex Trafficking Scheme

Sex Trafficking Scheme Used Threats, Violence and Coercion to Compel Women into Prostitution in New Orleans and Elsewhere

The Justice Department announced that Christopher Williams, 31, and Laquentin Brown, 34, both of Memphis, Tennessee, were sentenced to 180 months and 99 months in prison, resp

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State of Oklahoma v. Phet Sivilay

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: PROS, ENGAGING IN PROSTITUTION WITHIN 1000FT OF SCHOOL / CHURCH, in violation of 21 O.S. 1031 D
Date of Offense: 04/17/2014

Party Name

Disposition Information

SIVILAY, PHET Disposed: CONVICTION, 05/12/2014. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: ENGAGING I

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United States of America v. Kellie M. Dominique

Baton Rouge, LA - Human Trafficker Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison

Kellie M. Dominique, age 37, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for conspiring to commit sex trafficking of a minor, followed by 5 years of supervised release. DOMINIQUE was also ordered to pay the victim $15,000 in restitution and to forfeit $15,000 in illegal proceeds from the offense

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United States of America v. Charles Devan Fulton, Jr.

Galveston, TX - Galveston Pimp Found Guilty on Charges of Sex Trafficking of Minors

A jury sitting in Galveston has returned guilty verdicts against a Galveston man on one charge of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors and four counts of sex trafficking of minors. The jury convicted Charles Devan Fulton Sr., 39, late yesterday following a six-day trial and approximately four hou

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United States of America v. Laree Greggs

Rochester, NY - Rochester Man Sentenced On Sex Trafficking Charge

Laree Greggs, 39, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor before, was sentenced to 80 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tiffany H. Lee and Melissa M. Marangola, who handled the case, stated that in April 2013, Greggs

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United States of America v. Derek Leon Mantilla

Alexandria, VA - Virginia Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking 15-Year-Old Girl

A Virginia man was sentenced to 144 months in prison to be followed by a 20-year term of supervised release for sex trafficking of a minor.

Derek Leon Mantilla, 21, formerly of Fairfax, Virginia, pleaded guilty on April 19, 2016, and was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Leoni

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United States of America v. Allen Fong

San Francisco, CA - San Mateo Resident Pleads Guilty To Operating A Bay Area Prostitution Racketeering Enterprise

Sex Workers Recruited from Overseas

Allen Fong pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday for his role in an international prostitution racketeering enterprise announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homel

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United States of America v. Robert Ryan Powell

Seattle, WA - Las Vegas Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking

Transported Juvenile and Adult Females and Coerced them into Prostitution

A 34 year old Las Vegas man was convicted in U.S. District Court in Seattle of three federal felonies arising out of his transportation of two juveniles for the purpose of prostitution and sex trafficking of an adult woman through force, fraud, and co

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Don Johnson v. State of Indiana

On January 21, 2014, T.W. was meeting her friends, A.L. and T.J., at an
apartment on the corner of 46th and Winthrop, in Indianapolis, Indiana. When
she arrived at that location, she tried calling her friends for the specific address
of where they were meeting, but her calls went unanswered. T.W. was not sure
which apartment her friends were in, so she walked into the apartme

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State of Minnesota vs. Antonio Dion Washington-Davis

This case arises out of a sex-trafficking operation. For his part in the operation,
appellant Antonio Dion Washington-Davis was convicted of soliciting and promoting
prostitution and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.1 Washington-Davis argues that we
should reverse his convictions because the statute that criminalizes the promotion and
solicitation of prostitution, Minn. S

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Rodolfo Nino Aleman v. The State of Texas

On July 25, 2014, San Antonio Police Department officers, assigned to the Vice Unit,
conducted an undercover operation targeting persons soliciting prostitutes in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Texas. The operation was located in an area known for prostitution, and an undercover
San Antonio police officer posed as a prostitute. The undercover officer was equipped with a
microphon

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. BETSIAN CARRASQUILLO-PEÑALOZA

On October 10, 2012, Carrasquillo-Peñaloza was indicted
for one count of transportation of a minor with the intent that
she engage in prostitution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a),1
and one count of sex trafficking of a child, in violation of 18
U.S.C. § 1591(a). A substantially similar superseding indictment
was issued on October 24, 2012.
On December 7, 2012, C

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COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY V. IRIS JENNINGS AND IRIS JENNINGS V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

Appellee's teenage daughter got into a physical fight with a schoolmate
whose parents are Boysie Washington and Tarsha Henderson. Although the
facts are disputed, Appellee apparently believed that Boysie, unhappy with the
outcome of the first fight between the two girls, instigated a second fight under
his oversight to keep others from interfering. The police responded to the s

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STATE OF IOWA vs. DEYAWNA LEANETT TAYLOR

On July 28, 2014, the State charged Deyawna Taylor with one count of driving while barred in violation of Iowa Code section 321.561 (2013) and one count of prostitution in violation of Iowa Code section 725.1. Arraignment was scheduled for August 11. Taylor failed to personally appear for arraignment because she was incarcerated in Polk County on unrelated charges. The district court then issue

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Lizette Deluna v. The State of Texas

The complainant, J.T., was seventeen years old at the time of trial. She testified she was
born and raised in New Zealand, and immigrated to the United States in 2012. In 2013, when she
was either fourteen or fifteen years old, she moved from Houston to San Antonio to live with her
mother and step-father. At this time, she met an eighteen-year-old woman by the name of Kiki.

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United States of America v. Zayne Ghandi Anderson

Shreveport, LA - Shreveport man pleads guilty to sex trafficking of a minor

Zayne Ghandi Anderson, 40, of Shreveport, pleaded guilty to one count of sex trafficking of a minor. According to the guilty plea, as part of an investigation, undercover law enforcement agents responded to an online advertisement for prostitution, which resulted in them contacting and meeting a 16-year-old femal

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United States of America v. Rachel Flenniken

Topeka, KS - Topeka Woman Pleads Guilty to Participating In Interstate Sex Trafficking

A Topeka woman pleaded guilty to taking part in an interstate sex trafficking business.

Rachel Flenniken, 34, Topeka, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and two counts of using an interstate facility in furtherance of prostitution. In her plea, she admitted working for a male co-d

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State of Oklahoma v. Ahmad Murphy Jenkins and Gloria J. Tiger

Tulsa, OK - Couple Plead Guilty of Creating Child Porn

The State of Oklahoma charged Ahmad Murphy Jenkins, 41, and Gloria Tiger, 44, with;

Count # 1. Count as Filed: CHSA, SEXUAL ABUSE - CHILD UNDER 12, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 F
Date of Offense: 11/15/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
TIGER, GLORIA J
JENKINS, AHMAD MURPHY
Count # 2. Coun

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