FBI and Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Office Investigate Maryland Case

A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned a six-count indictment on May 12, 2026, charging Brandon Sartor, 33, of Hyattsville, Maryland, with sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion and related offenses.

According to court documents, Sartor compelled two adult women to perform commercial sex acts in Miami and other locations for his financial benefit from December 2024 until April 2025. The indictment further alleges that Sartor transported these two victims across state lines with the intent that they engage in prostitution.

The charges against Sartor include:

• Sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion
• Using a facility of interstate commerce to facilitate the promotion of a prostitution business enterprise
• Transporting individuals across state lines with the intent that they engage in prostitution or other criminal sexual activities
• Felon in possession of a firearm

If convicted, Sartor faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison, along with mandatory restitution.

The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida.

The case is being investigated by FBI Miami and the Anne Arundel County Police Department in Maryland. Prosecution is being handled by Trial Attorney Elizabeth Hutson of the Criminal Division’s Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Dwayne Williams for the Southern District of Florida.

Information regarding human trafficking can be reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free at 1-888-373-7888, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Additional information is available at www.humantraffickinghotline.org.