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Mike Jeffries<\/strong>, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, is under scrutiny after being arrested<\/a> on counts related to sex trafficking. While the 80-year-old businessman has not commented publicly, his attorney, Brian Bieber, told NBC News<\/span><\/i><\/a>, \u201cWe will respond in detail to the allegations after the Indictment is unsealed, and when appropriate, but plan to do so in the courthouse \u2014 not the media.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Despite Jeffries\u2019 long career, many are now questioning who he is and where he comes from.<\/p>\n To learn more, Hollywood Life<\/strong> has rounded up five facts about Mike.<\/p>\n Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries has been arrested on federal charges related to sex trafficking. pic.twitter.com\/gFnyXIc63L<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mike was born on July 15, 1944, as Michael Stanton Jeffries. His zodiac sign is Cancer.<\/p>\n He was born in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n Mike began his career with Abercrombie & Fitch in 1992. He transformed the company\u2019s image, which revitalized the brand after it had faced bankruptcy in 1976. In a 2006 interview with\u00a0<\/span>Salon<\/span><\/a><\/em>, he said, \u201cIn every school there are the cool and popular kids, and there are the not-so-cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive, all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n He remained with the company until 2014.<\/p>\n Mike has been married to Susan Marie Isabel Hansen<\/strong> since 1971, and they have a son named Andrew. Although they are still married, the couple reportedly lives separately, according to Salon<\/span><\/a><\/em>. Additionally, PBS<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0reported that Mike has a romantic partner named Matthew Smith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO was arrested, although his indictment has not yet been unsealed. According to NBC News<\/em><\/a>, Breon Peace, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, revealed during a press conference that both Mike and Matthew Smith spent millions on a sex trafficking operation, which involved paying employees, covering travel costs, and maintaining secrecy. \u201cPowerful individuals, for too long, have trafficked and abused for their own sexual pleasure young people with few resources in a dream, a dream of securing a successful career in fashion or entertainment,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Peace said per the outlet<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\n
Mike Jeffries is a Cancer<\/h2>\n
Mike Jeffries Was Born in the U.S.<\/h2>\n
Mike Jeffries Was the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch<\/h2>\n
Mike Jeffries is Married<\/h2>\n
Mike Jeffries Charged in Sex Trafficking Case<\/h2>\n