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A marriage scam paired Fort Bragg soldiers with immigrants, feds say. Now 4 face charges.

BY JOSH SHAFFER

JANUARY 25, 2019 10:28 AM,

UPDATED JANUARY 25, 2019 11:12 AM

 

FAYETTEVILLE

A sergeant and a private at Fort Bragg sought to arrange sham marriages between soldiers and immigrants, offering cash, housing benefits and furniture as incentive for potential brides, according to federal court documents.

 

Arrest warrants were issued this week for Sgt. Edward Kumi Anguah, described as โ€œthe facilitatorโ€ of the conspiracy, and Pvt. Ahmid Mohammed-Murtada, a recently naturalized citizen from Ghana serving in a Fort Bragg Army unit, court records show.

 

The investigation began in December when an agent for the Department of Homeland Security interviewed Pvt. Endasia East about having an affair with a single soldier while married to Sulemana Ibrahim, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

 

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Another Man Busted in Undercover Sex Trafficking Sting in Brookville

Saturday, January 26, 2019 @ 12:01 AM

Posted by Aly Delp

 

According to court documents, 65-year-old Robert K. Fisher, of Indiana, Pa., was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Jacqueline J. Mizerock at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, on the following charges:

Trafficking in Minors, Felony 1

Criminal Attempt โ€“ Trafficking in Minors, Felony 1

Criminal Conspiracy Engaging โ€“ Trafficking in Minors, Felony 1

Criminal Solicitation โ€“ Trafficking in Minors, Felony 1

Unlawful Contact With Minor โ€“ Sexual Offenses, Felony 1

Corruption Of Minors โ€“ Defendant Age 18 or Above, Felony 3

Criminal Use Of Communication Facility, Felony 3

The charges stem from an investigation into human trafficking in and about Brookville Borough, Jefferson County.

According to a criminal complaint, on Saturday, January 19, Officer Turnbull, of the Brookville Borough Police Department, placed an ad on a known website using a fake email address and photos of known images altered from open source media. The ad was posted under female escorts and expressed that it had underage females for escorts and listed numerous sexual positions as options for the girls to perform.

According to the complaint, on Tuesday, January 22, an individual, later identified as Robert K. Fisher, reached out to the undercover profile. Fisher had previously requested to see only 18-year-old and older females and was told to make contact again later. The investigation was focused on the trafficking of underage individuals, and it was believed, at that time, that Fisher was not a person of interest in this investigation.

The complaint states that Fisher expressed that he wanted a girl for during the day at his location and was informed that the only individuals available were 15 and 17 years old. He was also sent photos.

 

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http://www.exploreclarion.com/2019/01/26/another-man-busted-in-undercover-sex-trafficking-sting-in-brookville/