Baltimore Financier Chuck Nabit, Accused Of Spending Over $90K On Sex Trafficking, Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Charles “Chuck” Nabit, the Baltimore-based financier accused of spending implicit $90,000 connected a enactment trafficking business, was sentenced to 18 months successful national situation for proscription of a pistillate to prosecute successful prostitution.

Nabit, 65, is the proprietor of Westport Group, LLC. and the erstwhile proprietor of Mountain Manor Treatment Center, a cause attraction center. prosecutors said helium paid for commercialized enactment with women helium knew were struggling with cause addictions.

Nabit reportedly transported the victims via his ain car oregon rideshare to his downtown Baltimore office. Prosecutors said helium recorded immoderate of the arrangements without consent.

According to his blameworthy plea, Nabit regularly paid for enactment betwixt 2017 and his apprehension successful Summer 2020. Officials said the 7 victims helium regularly met with either utilized narcotics oregon had superior cause maltreatment disorders astatine the clip they were seeing Nabit.

Nabit allegedly traveled with 1 victim, referred to by prosecutors arsenic Victim 6, to Florida and Virginia aggregate times. According to the plea agreement, Nabit provided the unfortunate cocaine, knowing she had addiction struggles.

“Charles Nabit paid thousands of dollars for commercialized enactment with victims that helium knew were addicted to narcotics, including 1 pistillate that helium personally supplied with cocaine and different who died from an overdose. Rather than usage his abundant resources to assistance these victims, Nabit perpetuated their victimization for his ain gratification,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Jonathan Lenzner. “One would anticipation that a businessman with means who antecedently owned a cause attraction halfway would assistance these victims alternatively than further their cause addiction and reliance connected commercialized sex. Charles Nabit not lone violated national law, helium besides utilized his wealthiness and stature to gratify himself portion perpetuating the victimization of these women.”

Nabit was besides ordered by a justice to wage a good of $55,000 and a peculiar appraisal of $5,100.

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