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Peter Nygard: FBI raids fashion-mogul HQ trafficking probe

Feb 26,2020 2:17 am

Mr Nygard has denied sexual abuse allegations against him

US attacked the agent, The Fashion executive Peter Nygard Manhattan offices as part of a Sex Trafficking investigation.

the FBI and the New York police Department executed a search warrant on Tuesday, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office said.

The raid comes as Mr Nygard, 77, is facing a sexual assault, and human trafficking lawsuit, filed by 10 women and Girls earlier this month.

He has denied allegations of wrongdoing.

The Finnish-Canadian multi-millionaire, with Prince Andrew, was the subject of an investigation by The Child exploitation FBI Task Force and the New York police Department for The Last five months.

He allegedly was the subject of a previous FBI investigation of trafficking in human beings in the years 2015 and 2017.

A spokesperson for Mr Nygard, The Fashion Executive, who Nygard International brands, said, "welcomes the federal investigation and expects that his name will be deleted. He was not charged, not in custody and is cooperating with The Investigation . "

Mr Nygard, it is estimated that a value upwards of $700m (£538). Trademarks and service marks owned by his company include Bianca Nygard, Tan Jay, A., and SLIMS.

What do we know about the lawsuit?

The sex abuse lawsuit was filed on 13. February 10-unnamed female plaintiff against Mr Nygard and his affiliated companies.

accused him of sexually assaulting "young, impressionable, and often impoverished women and children" to lure them in with money and false promises of lucrative modeling opportunities. Some of the plaintiffs are minors.

Mr Nygard is accused of, with the help of alcohol, drugs, violence, or other coercive means "to commercial sex acts with these children and women".

Most of the attack and sex-allegations of human trafficking found in The Bahamas , where Mr Nygard has lived for years.

in The lawsuit, the details of the complaints goes back four decades, also claims Mr Nygard would hide bribery of the officials, the evidence for his crimes.

It is alleged that he kept a "database of potential victims" on his company's servers with details of more than 7,500 women and underage Girls .

Mr Nygard hosted to promote politicians and celebrities to its properties, its brands,

The case has brought forth, and the echoes of other recent cases of well-to-do involved and powerful men in sex-abuse.

Mr Nygard often celebrities and politicians hosted to promote its properties to, its trademarks, including former President George H W Bush and actor Robert De Niro and Sean Connery .

Prince Andrew is friendly with Mr Nygard, and was photographed with His Family , and the sportswear tycoon.

But there is no suggestion he knew of the allegations against Mr. Nygard, The Duke of York, who was forced to step back from public life in the midst of the furore over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein , a sex offender.

A spokesman for the Fashion Tycoon , said the claims against him were "completely false, without Foundation and strongly denied".

"Peter Nygard will be happy when this fraud, and, once and for all, clearing his name," his spokesman said.



fbi, united states, new york city, human trafficking

Source of news: bbc.com

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