Today, Attorney General Schimel announced the arrest of Glenwood Brown, Jr. of Chicago on charges involving human trafficking in at least nine states. According to the criminal complaint filed in Outagamie County Brown allegedly trafficked two young women out of hotel rooms in Appleton and Grand Chute using the now-defunct website Backpage. The complaint alleges Brown’s human trafficking operation expanded beyond Wisconsin. Further investigation revealed that Brown allegedly posted 225 advertisements for prostitution services in at least nine states around the country, including Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.