Albert Collins Jr., who performs as AB Milli, received a 13-year state-prison sentence after entering no-contest pleas resolving three Alameda County felony cases involving pimping, robbery, assault and dissuading a witness. The cases stemmed from an investigation into alleged armed robberies around Oakland, according to East Bay Times.
What the plea resolved
Prosecutors linked the investigation to Collins’ contact with a 17-year-old suspected trafficking victim in Vallejo. The Mercury News reported that prosecutors alleged Collins and his girlfriend tried to prevent the girl from cooperating with police, leading to the witness-dissuasion count. The plea agreement also required Collins to return a PlayStation 5 to a robbery victim, according to East Bay Times.
The 13-year term may be reduced by applicable good-conduct credits, according to East Bay Times. Maurice Johnson, identified as a co-defendant in the investigation, also received a 13-year sentence.
Why the case is not finished
How the sentence and trafficking allegations are defined
Under California’s current prison-credit rules, eligible incarcerated people generally earn conduct credit at a rate of 33.3% for violent offenses or 50% for nonviolent offenses, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The rate applied to a particular sentence depends on statutory eligibility, custody classification and CDCR’s calculation, so the 13-year term is not automatically reduced by one fixed amount. The California Attorney General’s Office says human trafficking does not require movement across borders. It can involve controlling a person through force, fraud or coercion for forced labor or sexual exploitation.
Trafficking allegations in broader context
The California Attorney General’s Office says its Human Trafficking and Sexual Predator Apprehension Team had arrested approximately 677 traffickers and assisted or recovered 754 victims since its launch in 2021. Those figures describe arrests and victim assistance, not convictions, and do not establish a comparison with Collins’ plea-resolved charges, according to the California Attorney General’s Office.
After the state proceedings, Collins was transferred to federal custody. Federal prosecutors accuse him of violating supervised-release conditions stemming from an earlier firearm conviction, but that allegation has not yet been resolved, according to East Bay Times.
What remains in federal court
An allegation of a supervised-release violation does not by itself establish that a violation occurred. According to U.S. Courts, federal supervision may be revoked for failing to comply with release conditions or after an arrest for new criminal activity. If a federal court finds a violation, the U.S. Sentencing Commission says it may continue, modify or extend supervision, or revoke it and impose imprisonment.
That earlier federal case followed Collins’ November 2021 arrest in San Francisco. An older East Bay Times account said officers briefly pursued him on foot after a traffic stop and found firearms in a trash can and in his clothing. Collins pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and received a 14-month federal sentence in November 2021. He was released on Dec. 11, 2022, according to San Francisco News.
