In Bergen County, a sex trafficking ring was recently busted. It is alleged that this sex trafficking ring went on for many years. It is alleged that the defendants would seek out women from 18 to their mid-thirties. Most of the alleged victims came from Mexico. In exchange for passage to America, supposedly the defendants then forced them into sex trafficking. It is also alleged that the victims were picked up and dropped off at the client’s place of residence and then escorted back. The alleged head of the sex trafficking  is still not in custody, and is believed to be on the run. She faces racketeering, accomplice liability, promoting organized street crime,

Hackensack Racketeering Lawyers

Racketeering is a serious charge. The defendant above faces a first degree racketeering charge. This means that if she pleads guilty to or is convicted of the racketeering charge, she can face up to twenty (20) years in a New Jersey state prison. In addition to this, a first degree crime carries a presumption of incarceration. This means that if the defendant pleads guilty or is convicted after a trial of a first degree racketeering charge, then it is presumed that the judge at sentencing will send them to a New Jersey state prison for a minimum of ten (10) years.

Bergen County Criminal Defense Attorneys

At the Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall, our office has the following credentials, knowledge, experience, and man-power to help you or your loved one:

  • Eleven (11) criminal defense attorneys on staff
    • Combined together, over 200 years of experience
  • Eight (8) former prosecutors on staff
    • Four (4) were former county prosecutors who’ve all tried high-profiled murders before a jury during their tenure as prosecutors
  • Multiple attorneys selected to either the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 or Top 40 Under 40
  • Two (2) attorneys selected to Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for criminal defense
    • Only 2.5% of attorneys in New Jersey are selected to said list
  • One (1) attorney certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Criminal Trial Attorney
    • Less than 1% of attorneys hold this distinction in New Jersey

Please give our office a call at 201-201-0086.