A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sex trafficking four women, following a guilty plea to four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. Trevor Jones, 47, of Everett, received his sentence from U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs and will also serve five years of supervised release. He was ordered to pay $639,500 in restitution.
Jones was arrested on related state charges in March 2023 and indicted by a federal grand jury two months later. His conviction follows an earlier sentence in 2007 for deriving support from prostitution; after completing that sentence, authorities say he resumed trafficking activities as early as 2016.
According to prosecutors, between at least 2016 and 2023 Jones operated a sex trafficking ring targeting women with substance use disorders. He provided victims with drugs such as heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine to deepen their dependency and maintain control over them. Prosecutors said he enforced “loyalty” through violence—including the use of weapons—and threats or withholding drugs from those who were dependent.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley commented on the case: “Justice was served today. Trevor Jones’s decades-long criminal career is defined by his willingness to exploit women and profit from their pain. He preyed on women struggling with addiction, fueled their dependence and inflicted violence and fear to maintain control. The victims in this case endured unimaginable abuse at his hands,” said United States Attorney Leah B. Foley. “This case is a stark reminder of the devastating intersection between drug trafficking and human trafficking, and why we will continue to aggressively pursue offenders who operate at that intersection. Today’s sentence should send a clear message that this office will dismantle those who traffic in human lives with the same relentlessness they show their victims.”
Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Boston Division, stated: “We thank the brave women who came forward in this case to help us put Trevor Jones behind bars for more than a decade. This career criminal is both a predator and a coward, who manipulated and abused his victims, both physically and emotionally, and forced them to sell their bodies to strangers for his own financial gain,” Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division. “No sentence can ever make up for the significant harm this man inflicted, but it does punish him for his crimes and protects the public.”
Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble of the Massachusetts State Police added: “The Massachusetts State Police shares the unwavering commitment of our local, state, and federal partners to end all forms of human trafficking,” said Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police. “We will not tolerate this modern form of slavery in the Commonwealth. Whether we serve in public safety functions or in other professional services, each of us should educate ourselves to recognize the signs of exploitation, report them via 911 to police, and stand together in support of victims.”
Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker remarked: “It is my hope that the courageous women who came forward to help hold this defendant accountable get some measure of comfort and healing with today’s sentence. The criminal behavior exhibited by this defendant in preying upon vulnerable victims is deserving of the strong sentence he now faces,” said Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker.
The investigation involved assistance from several local police departments including Revere, Arlington and Boston Police Departments.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elizabeth Riley (Chief of Human Trafficking & Civil Rights Unit) and Torey B. Cummings prosecuted alongside Essex County Assistant District Attorneys Jessica Strasnick and Marina Moriarty.
