<p>Michael Jeffries,&nbsp;former Abercrombie &amp; Fitch CEO, pleaded&nbsp;not guilty on federal charges&nbsp;that he ran a prostitution and international sex trafficking business&nbsp;in the Hamptons and New York City.</p>


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Michael Jeffries, former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, pleaded not guilty on federal charges that he ran a prostitution and international sex trafficking business in the Hamptons and New York City.

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