Not Responsible Plea From Ex-Abercrombie CEO Jeffries – Faces $10M Bond And Home Arrest – Two Roads Shared Belief Conductor International Fairness Worth ETF (NYSE:CGV), Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF)

Former Abercrombie & Fitch Firm ANF CEO Mike Jeffries has entered a plea of not responsible to allegations of intercourse trafficking and interstate prostitution.

Attorneys submitted the plea on Jeffries’ behalf in a New York federal court docket positioned on Lengthy Island, reported BBC. He sat alongside them, clad in a pointy navy blue go well with, his face revealing no emotion.

Jeffries confronted indictment on Wednesday for 16 federal expenses involving intercourse trafficking and worldwide prostitution, with allegations suggesting he utilized a community of staff, contractors, and safety personnel, whereas main the retailer, reported CNN.

Jeffries, who joined Abercrombie & Fitch in 1992 and led the corporate to its dramatic rise, stepped down in 2014 after declining efficiency, together with 11 consecutive quarters of detrimental comparable-store gross sales. 

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Based on a report from ABC Information, Jeffries’ associate Matthew Smith and a 3rd man, Jim Jacobson, have been additionally arrested within the investigation into doable sexual exploitation and abuse of younger males.

Jacobson additionally entered a not responsible plea instantly after the previous CEO. In the meantime, Smith is about to make his courtroom debut in New York at a later date, BBC added.

The FBI opened an investigation into the previous A&F CEO final yr after a BBC report uncovered a number of males alleging that Jeffries and Smith sexually abused them at occasions hosted of their New York properties and accommodations worldwide.

Nevertheless, Jeffries shall be positioned underneath home arrest, permitted to depart his residences in New York and Florida just for medical appointments, conferences together with his attorneys, and spiritual gatherings.

In the meantime, the corporate will report its third quarter outcomes on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. The road view for adjusted earnings per share is pegged at $2.36, whereas the analyst consensus estimate for quarterly revenues stands at $1.18 billion.

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