James Madison-Cranford, 30, of Warren, was sentenced on Tuesday to 7-40 years’ incarceration for human trafficking a minor, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. Madison-Cranford is also required to register as a sex offender upon discharge from the Michigan Department of Corrections. Cranford pled guilty in May to: 

• One count of Human Trafficking of a Minor for Commercial Sexual Activity;  

• One count of Accepting Earnings from Prostitution;  

• One count of Transporting a Person for the Purpose of Prostitution;  

• One count of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise;  

• Three counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct 3rd Degree;  

• One count of Assault by Strangulation; and  

• One count of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.  

In 2017, Madison-Cranford, who is currently incarcerated with the Michigan Department of Corrections and serving a sentence for one count of Accepting Earnings from Prostitution, created an online account offering for sale sex with a minor, facilitated logistics for the “dates” for that minor, and took possession of the money paid to her. He also forced her to perform sex acts on himself and threatened or used violence to get the minor to submit. This case was initially investigated by the FBI’s Southeast 

“Human trafficking is a pervasive and horrific problem everywhere, and tragically Michigan is no exception,” said Nessel. “But it is also a severely punishable criminal offense, and I am grateful to the Court for handing down a significant sentence in this case.
My office, through our work on the state’s Human Trafficking Commission, and in our prosecutions, remains committed to holding traffickers and those who exploit children accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”

SBM section to present seminar on cybersecurity

The Insurance & Indemnity Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan will present a seminar on “Cybersecurity: Key Strategies to Safeguard, Insure, Remediate, and Defend Businesses Against Cyber Attacks.” 

The program will take place Friday, July 19, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. St. John's Resort in Plymouth.

The agenda will include:

11 a.m.—Section Council meeting

Noon—Check-in for seminar begins

12:30 p.m—Lunch begins

12:45-2 p.m.—Presentations with multiple speakers

2 p.m.—Q&A session, followed by a mixer

Cost, which includes lunch, $40 for Section members, $50 for non-section members, $30 for law students. ?

To register, visit https://connect.mich bar.org/insurance/home.

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