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Central Florida Bailiff Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges
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Central Florida Bailiff Arrested on Human Trafficking Charges

ORLANDO, Fla.A Central Florida parolee has been arrested on human trafficking charges, accused of prying women out of jail in exchange for sex.

Russell “Bruce” Moncrief has bail bond offices in Orange, Osceola and Brevard counties. Authorities are working to obtain his photo, but surveillance footage of him was included in a detailed investigative report.

The Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (MBI) reports that agents spoke with several women who claimed they engaged in sexual acts with Moncrief to secure his release from prison. The MBI and the Attorney General’s Office noted that this practice was known among inmates at the Orange County Jail.

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According to the attorney general, Moncrief allegedly sold women he bound to other buyers and threatened to revoke or violate their bonds as a means of coercion. Investigators indicated that if a woman refused to have sex, Moncrief would use intimidation tactics.

MBI investigators say Moncrief has been engaging in this conduct for more than a decade. Its website indicates that it opened its first warranty location in Orlando in 1978.

Moncrief now faces three counts of human trafficking and one count of racketeering, which could carry up to 125 years in prison.

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