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'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker Who Recruited CT Victims Gets 40 Years In Prison
A convicted sex trafficker will spend decades in prison for forcing underage girls into prostitution.
New York resident Christopher Thomas, age 40, of Colonie in Albany County, was sentenced to 40 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 30, in Albany federal court.
According to prosecutors, Thomas coerced numerous vulnerable children and young women, some as young as 16, to engage in sex work for his financial benefit between 2018 and 2020.
His crimes spanned New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
In March 2023, following a 5-day trial, jurors convicted Thomas of 16 counts, including s…
CT Man Sentenced For Racketeering, Witness Tampering
A Fairfield County gang member has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for racketeering and witness tampering.
Shakale Brantley, also known as “Charlie Wilson,” “Kellz,” and “Man Man,” age 22, of Bridgeport, was sentenced Wednesday, Jan. 26, said Leonard Boyle, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, and Bridgeport Police have been investigating multiple Bridgeport-based gangs whose members are involved in narcotics trafficking, murder, and other acts of violence.
Brantley …
