TRENTON — Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced today that two people were charged with racketeering, kidnapping, human trafficking, and other crimes in connection with their alleged roles in a prostitution scheme.
Tamier R. Brown-Miller, 26, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Dezeree Smith, 25, of Collingswood, New Jersey, are charged by indictment with first-degree racketeering; first-degree conspiracy to commit
trafficking; first-degree kidnapping; second-degree and third-degree conspiracy to promote prostitution; first-degree human trafficking; first-degree promoting organized street crime; first-degree human trafficking of a minor; first-degree human trafficking by drug facilitation; two counts of first-degree human trafficking by coercion; first-degree promoting prostitution of a minor; first-degree advertising commercial sexual abuse of a minor; second-degree distribution of child sexual abuse material; third-degree endangering the welfare of a child; first-degree human trafficking by threat of harm; third-degree promoting prostitution; third-degree terroristic threats; and third-degree criminal restraint. Brown-Miller is additionally charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree promoting prostitution engaging in prostitution with a child.
“In New Jersey, we will continue to investigate and prosecute the criminals who traffic and exploit victims, all while supporting survivors and connecting them with the resources and services they need to rebuild,” said Attorney General Davenport. “We are committed to ending the suffering human trafficking leaves in its wake.”
“New Jersey established a Human Trafficking Unit in the Division of Criminal Justice for exactly this kind of case,” said DCJ Director Theresa L. Hilton. “These charges reflect the seriousness of the defendants’ alleged conduct – depriving victims of their liberty and then exploiting them for profit. Both are grave violations of the law and will be prosecuted accordingly.”
According to the indictment, on October 14, 2025, the Atlantic City Police Department received a report of an underage victim who was being sex trafficked by Brown-Miller and Smith from July 2025 to October 2025 at locations in Cherry Hill, Atlantic City, and Pennsylvania. Law enforcement received information that Brown-Miller and Smith brought a particular victim to various motels to engage in commercial sex acts with men. Brown-Miller allegedly took sexually explicit photographs of the victim and posted them on social media websites that advertised escort services. Brown-Miller allegedly gave her illegal drugs and assaulted her. Brown-Miller and Smith allegedly kept all the money from the sex trafficking.
On October 30, 2025, Brown-Miller and Smith were charged in connection with a separate alleged human trafficking incident in Gloucester City. The Gloucester City Police Department (GCPD) responded to a motel in response to a complaint by a victim who said she was being sex trafficked by Brown-Miller and Smith. Brown-Miller allegedly told the victim that he knew where her family lived and threatened to kill them if the victim did not work for him.
The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General Sarah Rizk under the supervision of Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dillon. The case was investigated by Detective Kara Murphy and the Division of Criminal Justice Human Trafficking Unit.
First-degree crimes carry a sentence of 10 to 20 years in state prison and a fine of up to $200,000, with first degree money laundering carrying a $500,000 fine. Second-degree charges carry a sentence of five to 10 years in state prison and a fine of up to $150,000. Third-degree charges carry a sentence of three to five years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000.
The charges and allegations contained in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.