Archive · 27 Sep 2025
Ex-Financier Indicted on Sex Trafficking Charges
Imagine a rich guy named Howard and his assistant, Jennifer.
They're accused of a very serious crime: sex trafficking.
They allegedly lured women, including some who were struggling, to New York.
These women were promised money for acts, but the encounters turned abusive.
It's like they were taken advantage of in a hidden room described as a "dungeon."
They made the women sign papers and sometimes gave them drugs to take part in these encounters.
The women suffered injuries and emotional distress.
Howard and Jennifer are now facing legal trouble for these actions.
Howard Rubin, a former financier, and Jennifer Powers, his assistant, were arrested on sex trafficking charges.
Rubin and Powers are accused of trafficking dozens of women.
The alleged abuse took place between 2009 and 2019.
Encounters occurred at hotels and in a penthouse containing a soundproofed room known as "The Dungeon."
The women were subjected to physical and psychological harm during these encounters.
- Who
- Howard Rubin, a retired financier, and his former personal assistant, Jennifer Powers.
- What
- Were arrested and charged with sex trafficking.
- When
- Arrests occurred Friday.
- Where
- Rubin was arrested in Fairfield, Connecticut, and Powers in Southlake, Texas. The alleged abuse occurred in Manhattan.
- Why
- Allegedly trafficked women for sexual encounters, including physical and psychological abuse.
- Accused
- Howard Rubin and Jennifer Powers
- Charges
- Sex trafficking
- Alleged Victims
- Dozens of women, including former Playboy models
- Timeline
- Abuse occurred between 2009-2019
- Location
- Rubin's penthouse near Central Park and luxury hotels in Manhattan
- Features
- "The Dungeon," a soundproofed room