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Defendant Name, Crime, State Year
Jeremie J. Tate, the leader of a sex trafficking ring, pleaded guilty in a Louisiana federal court to charges stemming from his interstate prostitution enterprise.
Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney J. Walter Green of the Middle District of Louisiana, and Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Anderson of the FBI’s New Orleans Division announced the guilty plea.
Tate, 33, of Zachary, Louisiana, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick of the Middle District of Louisiana to conspiracy to unlawfully use interstate facilities in aid of racketeering, two counts of use of interstate facilities in aid of racketeering, and enticing another to travel interstate for prostitution.
According to the plea agreement, from November 2012 through November 2013, Tate operated a prostitution business based in Baton Rouge involving multiple prostitutes, including a minor. Tate and others used telephones and the Internet to arrange online advertising, schedule prostitution sessions, and recruit other prostitutes.
Tate admitted that he took most of the proceeds from the prostitution business and distributed controlled substances to his prostitutes and others to manipulate and intimidate them. In his plea agreement, Tate specifically admitted that he enticed a prostitute to travel from Baton Rouge to Las Vegas in December 2012 to engage in prostitution for him.
Three other individuals have already pled guilty and are awaiting sentencing for their roles in this sex trafficking ring.
United States Attorney Walt Green stated: ‘Persons preying on vulnerable victims for their own selfish gain is a truly despicable act. We will continue to prioritize these types of cases to prevent others from committing similar crimes and to rescue the victims.’
Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Sex Crimes|Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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