Schenectady man sentenced to 13 years in prison for sex trafficking
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Schenectady man was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to sex trafficking and criminal possession of a controlled substance. Akim Bates, 50, will spend 13 years in prison. The investigation began in the summer of 2024 when federal agents from Homeland Security (HSI) obtained evidence that Bates was operating a [...]