The FBI has launched an investigation into Mike Jeffries after the disgraced ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch was accused of sexual exploitation and abuse, the BBC reported. Federal agents are currently interviewing and issuing subpoenas to potential witnesses. Several sources confirmed that the investigation is being led by agents specializing in sex crimes and federal prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York.
The recent probe comes after the BBC published an extensive report last October that accused Jeffries along with his partner Matthew Smith of operating a sex-trafficking ring between 2009 and 2015. The BBC spoke to a dozen men who said they were recruited for possible modeling gigs, only to be exploited for sex at events that Jeffries and Smith hosted in their New York residences and hotels worldwide.
