Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee man indicted in sex trafficking case used 'Bin Laden' alias: DOJ
A jury found a Milwaukee man guilty of four counts of sex trafficking and said he used the alias “Bin Laden.”
According to a statement from the Department of Justice, on Friday, Jan. 19, Samuel Spencer was found guilty of four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking following a two-week trial in Milwaukee.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Wisconsin said the evidence presented at trial established that between 2005 and 2020, Spencer was a street-level drug dealer who used crack cocaine and heroin, along with false promises of a romantic relationship, to lure female victims to earn money for him by performing commercial sex acts in southeastern Wisconsin, northern Illinois and other Midwestern states.
Officials added that the victims testified Spencer took everything they earned, controlling them with severe physical violence, the threat of withholding drugs, isolation, and other forms of coercion to ensure they complied with his demands.
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A jury found Samuel Spencer guilty on Friday, Jan. 19 of four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking following a two-week trial in Milwaukee. (TTF)
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“The jury’s verdict in this case was the result of tireless work by federal, state, and local law enforcement as well as Mr. Spencer’s victims having the courage to give voice to the trauma they suffered,” said U.S. Attorney Gregory Haanstad. “January is Human Trafficking Awareness month, and this case serves as another example of the fact that sex trafficking and labor trafficking can happen anywhere.”
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United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on January 19, 2024, a jury found defendant Samuel L. Spencer, who used the alias “Bin Laden,” guilty of four counts of Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion, and one count of Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking following a two-week trial in Milwaukee. (Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Spencer faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and up to a maximum sentence of life in prison.
His sentencing has been set for May 16.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and Milwaukee police are searching for a vulnerable, critically missing 69-year-old man.
Ike King Jr. was last seen traveling on foot Sunday, Oct. 6, around 10:30 p.m. in the 3300 block of North 41st Street, a largely residential area just west of West Fond du Lac Avenue. King has dementia. He is Black and has brown eyes and a black, curly afro. He has a missing front tooth and is about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 175 pounds with a medium build.
King was last seen wearing a white flannel, a blue shirt, blue pants resembling Dickies style pants and black Nike flip-flops.
Silver Alerts are issued for elderly persons who are missing and believed to have dementia or some other cognitive impairment. “Critical missing” is a label police apply to people who may be especially vulnerable due to a variety of factors.
Anyone with information regarding King’s whereabouts should call the Milwaukee Police Department’s Seventh District at 414-935-7272.
Milwaukee Police Department (MPD)
MILWAUKEE – One person is dead and another is injured after different shootings in Milwaukee on Sunday, Oct. 6.
20th and Cornell
A 16-year-old was shot around 1 p.m. and went to the hospital for treatment. The teen victim succumbed to their injury.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation. Police are looking for anyone involved.
Birch and Sheridan
A 25-year-old was shot around 5:30 p.m. The victim went to the hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries.
Police are still investigating and looking for anyone involved.
MPD tips
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 Tips app.
Clear skies tonight with patchy frost away from the lake overnight. Temperatures dropping into the 30s inland, mid-40s near the lake overnight. Becoming partly sunny on Monday, breezy with highs in the mid-60s.
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