Tigard man sentenced for sex trafficking, money laundering, fraud

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Sex trafficking, laundering the profits through a bottled water company and fraudulently receiving COVID relief funds are just a few of the “remarkable series of crimes” committed by a Tigard man over the past few years, for which he was sentenced Tuesday, officials said. 

According to the Department of Justice, 42-year-old Johnell Lee Cleveland was sentenced to nine years in prison, seven years of supervised release and ordered to pay $32,115 in restitution to the Oregon Employment Department.