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Two Men Sentenced to a Combined Total of 396 Months for Their Roles in Multi-State Prostitution and Money Laundering Ring

U.S. Attorney’s Office January 12, 2009
  • Middle District of Pennsylvania (717) 221-4482

Martin C. Carlson, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced today the most recent sentencings involving two individuals who were charged in a wide-ranging, interstate prostitution and money laundering ring that victimized numerous women and juvenile girls.

Robert Scott II, a/k/a “Lil’ Rob” and “Clever,” age 25, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced Friday by United States District Court Chief Judge Yvette Kane to serve a 96-month term of imprisonment. Judge Kane further ordered that Scott pay a $1,000 fine and serve a three-year term of supervised release

Kenneth Britton, a/k/a “KB” and “Kalgon,” age 43, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced Thursday by United States District Court Chief Judge Yvette Kane to serve a 300-month term of imprisonment. Judge Kane further ordered that Britton pay a $1,200 fine and serve three years on supervised release.

The United States Attorney’s Office had charged 16 individuals with interstate prostitution and money laundering in December 2005:

Franklin Robinson, a/k/a “Michael Tucker,” “Silk” and “Silky Red”–pleaded guilty; sentencing scheduled for 1/23/09;

Eric Hayes, a/k/a “International Ross” and “Ross,”--sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment; a $4,000 fine; and three years of supervised release;

Derek Maes, a/k/a “Prince”–sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment;

Derick Price, a/k/a “Coleone” and “Toone”--sentenced to 228 months’ imprisonment, a $3,000 fine; and supervised release;

Dawan Oliver, a/k/a “Thug” and “Finesse”--sentenced to 108 months’ imprisonment, a $1,000 fine; and supervised release;

Terrence Williams, a/k/a “Sleazy T,”--sentenced to 45 years’ imprisonment; a $2,400 fine; and a lifetime of supervised release;

Shimon Maxwell, a/k/a “Smooth”--sentenced to 96 months’ imprisonment, a $1,000 fine; and five years of supervised release;

Eric Pennington, a/k/a “ Escalade”–sentenced to time served.

Kory Barham, a/k/a “Cutty Blue” and “Cuttlas Y. Blue”--sentenced to 108 months’ imprisonment, a $100 fine and supervised release;

Robert Scott, Sr., a/k/a “Big Rob”–pleaded guilty; Sentencing scheduled for 2/25/09;

David Powers–pleaded guilty; sentenced to time served;

Atlas Aquarius, a/k/a “Large”–pleaded guilty; sentenced to 72 months’ imprisonment;

Melissa Jacobs, a/k/a “Storm”–pleaded guilty; sentenced to time served; and

Tana Adkins, a/k/a “Sapphire”–pleaded guilty; sentenced to time served.

All were charged with a conspiracy to coerce and transport individuals interstate for the purpose of prostitution. The Indictment alleged that more than 100 separate overt acts were done in furtherance of the conspiracy, charging that:

--the defendants used juveniles and adults for prostitution activity in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area;
--that they coordinated this activity by setting prices for sexual services at the Gables of Harrisburg truck stop in West Hanover Township, Pennsylvania and wiring money to co-conspirators in other states.

The conspiracy charged the extensive interstate travel and transportation of women and girls for prostitution. According to the Indictment, the conspirators openly discussed their illegal activities with one conspirator allegedly bragging to another conspirator, “I love pimping.” The Indictment also charged that the defendants used violence and intimidation to recruit and control the women and girls being prostituted by them or their co-conspirators, reciting that one individual defendant described beating prostitutes so brutally that “both my hands were swelled up.”

The Indictment then charged individual defendants in 26 substantive counts with operating an interstate prostitution network; transporting women and girls interstate for prostitution; and enticing, coercing and persuading minors to engage in prostitution. According to the Indictment numerous women and girls were prostituted by the co-defendants. At least nine of these women were minors under the age of 18 when they were enticed, persuaded or coerced into lives of prostitution. The Indictment noted that the youngest of these girls was only 12 when she was prostituted by the defendants.

The Indictment also charged four money laundering conspiracies. Various defendants were charged with using interstate wire transfers to distribute and conceal the proceeds of the prostitution activity. The Indictment alleged numerous instances of wire transfers through Western Union to and from defendants and co-conspirators with the use of false names. The money laundering charges in the Indictment allege that proceeds of prostitution totaling almost $310,000 were transferred among certain defendants.

According to U.S. Attorney Carlson, the Harrisburg investigation began as a result of a similar FBI investigation in Oklahoma City that revealed significant interstate prostitution of minors occurring in Harrisburg and the surrounding area.

The investigation revealed that the defendants operated an organized prostitution enterprise in several states including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, the District of Columbia, California, Florida, Nevada, Texas, and Louisiana. Investigators found that this prostitution enterprise has been operating in the Harrisburg area since before 2001, Carlson stated.

U.S. Attorney Carlson praised the many law enforcement partners whose efforts led to the Indictment. In addition to the FBI Philadelphia Division and Harrisburg Resident Agency, Carlson thanked the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Philadelphia Field Office, FBI offices in Pensacola, Florida, and Toledo, Ohio, the Marion County, Indiana, Sheriff’s Department; the Dauphin County, Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office; the Swatara Township, Pennsylvania; and Steelton, Pennsylvania police departments and the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for Northern District of Florida and the Northern District of Ohio, all of whom provided invaluable support in the Harrisburg investigation.

This case was prosecuted in Harrisburg by Assistant United States Attorneys Gordon A.D. Zubrod, Daryl F. Bloom, and James T. Clancy.

 

 

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