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Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Minor From Facility In Westchester Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Minor From Facility In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Minor From Facility In Westchester A 23-year-old man from Queens will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being sentenced in Manhattan federal court for his involvement in sex trafficking minors, including one from a residential treatment facility in Westchester. Luidji Benjamin has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for sex trafficking of minor females, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. He was convicted by a federal jury of one count of sex trafficking of a minor and one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, following a five-day jury trial earlier this year. Following his release from prison, Benjam…

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Westchester Teen At Residential Treatment Facility Used For Sex Trafficking Westchester Teen At Residential Treatment Facility Used For Sex Trafficking
Westchester Teen At Residential Treatment Facility Used For Sex Trafficking A 23-year-old man from Queens has been convicted of sex trafficking a pair of minors, including one that lived in a residential treatment facility in Westchester County. Following a five-day trial, Luidji “Zoe” Benjamin, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking of a minor, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced this week. In 2015, Benjamin “engaged in sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of two minors,” Berman said. Benjamin recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, and maintained women for the purpose of commercial se…

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Employee At New Canaan Facility Stole $1,100, Police Say Employee At New Canaan Facility Stole $1,100, Police Say
Employee At New Canaan Facility Stole $1,100, Police Say Following a weeks-long investigation, a former employee at a New Canaan residential treatment facility turned himself into police custody for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 from a patient. Police in New Canaan received a complaint from an area treatment facility on March 28, leading to an investigation, which determined that the suspect was an employee at the facility, who allegedly committed a larceny involving a patient that led to a total loss of $1,100 to the victim. After receiving the report, the New Canaan Police Investigative Section began an investigation into the larceny and …

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