Howard Rubn, facing charges of sex trafficking and transporting women across state lines for commercial sex acts over 10 years, pleaded not guilty Friday in federal district court in Brooklyn, N.Y. File Photo by Justin Lane/EPA
Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Howard Rubin, a former prominent bond trader, and his ex-personal assistant are facing charges of sex trafficking and transporting women across state lines for commercial sex acts over course of a decade.
Rubin, 70, was arrested Friday at his home in Fairfield, Conn, the Department of Justice said.
At a hearing, he pleaded not guilty and federal Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo in Brooklyn, N.Y., ordered him held without bond. His attorney Benjamin Rosenberg had hoped for a $25 billion bond.
Rubin worked for Salomon Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns and billionaire George Soros' investment company from 1982 to 2015.
