DALLAS - A 34-year-old Dallas man who trafficked nine young women through force, fraud, and coercion was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced.
Chase Anthony Young pleaded guilty to federal charges of sex trafficking through force, fraud, or coercion in October 2025. Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey imposed the sentence. According to plea documents, Young admitted to causing three adult victims to engage in commercial sex by force, threats of force, fraud, or coercion, placing online ads, renting hotel rooms, taking all proceeds, and setting pricing and rules for the victims.
At sentencing, the prosecutor asked the court to consider that Young had a total of nine identified victims dating back to at least 2017, and that while Young received all the proceeds, the victims received beatings and scars. One victim’s statement was read in part to the court. She wrote that Young made her “believe that [she] worthless and only existed to be used” and that “The trauma has affected every part of my life, my ability to trust, to build relationships, to feel safe, and believe in myself.” Her statement continued: “But despite everything, I am here. I am learning to heal and find myself again.” She added: “I am speaking now because he no longer has control over my voice, I will never be silenced EVER AGAIN.”
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandie Wade prosecuted the case. The prosecution falls under the Homeland Security Task Force established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, human smuggling, and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. The task force places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children.
HSTF Dallas comprises agents and officers from Homeland Security Investigations, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office, and the Internal Revenue Service.
In a separate federal sentencing, Jevaunte Reese, 33, of Houston, Texas, received five years in prison and three years of supervised release for the robbery of an ATM belonging to Mountain America Credit Union in Taylorsville, Utah. Reese pleaded guilty on March 30, 2026, to credit union robbery. According to court documents, on Sept. 11, 2024, Reese and co-defendants Lashawn Charleswell, Tiras Jack, Harold Oliver, and Calvin Brantley disabled the ATM and waited for a repair technician to arrive. When the technician showed up, he was pushed to the ground and a cash box containing $200,000 was stolen. Law enforcement identified the vehicles and took the defendants into custody at a rest stop in Paragonah, Utah. The co-defendants pleaded guilty and were sentenced in 2025. U.S. District Judge David Sam ordered all defendants to pay $4,309 jointly and severally. The case was investigated by the Taylorsville Police Department and the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Carlos A. Esqueda.