By CNBC (World News) | Created at 2024-10-22 13:20:33 | Updated at 2024-10-22 15:44:29
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File: Mike Jeffries, then Abercrombie & Fitch CEO in 2005.
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Former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested in Florida and faces sex trafficking-related charges brought by federal prosecutors in New York, NBC News reported Tuesday.
Two of Jeffries' associates, Matthew Smith of West Palm Beach, Florida, and James Jacobson of Wisconsin, have also been charged in connection with the case, according to NBC.
Abercrombie & Fitch declined CNBC's request for comment.
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— CNBC's Gabrielle Fonrouge contributed reporting.
