A Dallas man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for trafficking hundreds of women in North Texas. Tremont Blakemore, 43, who goes by the...
Tremont Blakemore, 43, who goes by “Macknificent,” pleaded guilty in April to sex trafficking through force, fraud and coercion.A Dallas man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for trafficking hundreds of women in North Texas.in April. Following his prison term, Blakemore faces a lifetime of supervised release, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Texas said.
The U.S. attorney’s office said Blakemore admitted to forcing those women to travel for commercial sex, while demanding they turn over the entirety of their earnings to him and seek permission for any personal expenses. At his sentencing, a judge ordered him to forfeit Rolex watches, diamond and gold jewelry, and several trophies — including one engraved with “Playa of the Year,” the U.S. attorney’s office said.
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