FL-AG v. Marquett James

Marquett James was sentenced to 120 years, and Raul Brown received a life sentence, for human trafficking offenses. Since February 2025, Florida law enforcement and prosecutors have conducted 1,600 human trafficking and exploitation-related arrests. Active human trafficking cases increased by 28%, and the number of defendants in active human trafficking cases increased by 22%. The number of defendants convicted in human trafficking cases increased by 32%. A combined total of 3,275 years in prison were handed down from February 2025 to the present. The Office of Statewide Prosecution also secured fines, restitution, court costs, costs of prosecution, and costs of investigation totaling $53,343,708.

Summary generated from official Florida Attorney General press release