North Dakota man sentenced to 134 months for conspiracy, robbery

FARGO, N.D. – An eastern North Dakota man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for his conspiratorial role in a string of violent robberies.

The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Fargo (North Dakota) Police Department.

Jordan Daniel Kraft, 22, of Fargo, was sentenced before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte to 134 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery. Under federal law the crimes fall within the Hobbs Act. Chief Judge Welte also sentenced Kraft to three years supervised release and a $100.00 Special Assessment.

The investigation revealed that from May to June 2019, Kraft and Harleigh Haugen, 21, also of Fargo, conspired with a group of young men and women to rob customers who were attempting to engage in commercial sex acts.

Kraft, Haugen and others posted advertisements on "Skip the Games" promoting prostitution with adult women. The defendants sought to take advantage of a group of commercial sex customers whom they believed would be unwilling to go to law enforcement if they were robbed.

The defendants arranged to meet the victims in their private residences and in local apartments controlled by the defendants. Using dangerous weapons, the defendants robbed the commercial sex customers by threats of force and violence, and in some instances the victims were physically assaulted before they were robbed.

Several of Kraft’s co-defendants, all residents of Fargo, have previously pleaded guilty:

• Zachary Ronzell Mitchell, 30: Pleaded guilty to one count of Interfere with Commerce by Threats and Violence – Hobbs Act. Robbery, sentenced to 72 months in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release.
• Shelton Lee Moseby, IV, 21: Pleaded guilty to one count of Interfere with Commerce by Threats and Violence – Hobbs Act Robbery, sentenced to 51 months in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release.
• Teajaha Shanette Laysha Granger, 24: Pleaded guilty to one count of Interfere with Commerce by Threats and Violence – Hobbs Act Robbery, sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release.
• Tatyanna Deshaun Granger, 21: Pleaded guilty to one count of Interfere with Commerce by Threats and Violence – Hobbs Act Robbery, sentenced to 20 months in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release.
• Teon Tyrik Berry, 19: Pleaded guilty to one count of Interfere with Commerce by Threats and Violence – Hobbs Act Robbery, sentenced to 57 months in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release.
• Jacoby Rashawn Lee, 30: Pleaded guilty to one count of Interference with Commerce by Threats or Violence – Hobbs Act Robbery, sentenced to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release.
• Harleigh Josette Haugen, 21: Pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Robbery and Robbery, sentenced to 45 months in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release.

This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office, with Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Puhl assigned to the case.

HSI is a directorate of ICE and the principal investigative arm of DHS, responsible for investigating transnational crime and threats, specifically those criminal organizations that exploit the global infrastructure through which international trade, travel and finance move. HSI’s workforce of over 10,400 employees consists of more than 7,100 special agents assigned to 220 cities throughout the United States, and 80 overseas locations in 53 countries. HSI’s international presence represents DHS’s largest investigative law enforcement presence abroad and one of the largest international footprints in U.S. law enforcement.

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