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Former Omaha employee changes plea in relation to sex trafficking investigation

A former accountant with the city of Omaha changed her plea in a sex trafficking investigation.

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BEAUCHAMP WILL BEGIN A FIVE YEAR SUPERVISED RELEASE TERM. WELL, THIS FORMER CITY OF OMAHA ACCOUNTANT, WHO PROSECUTORS CALL A LINCHPIN IN A SEX TRAFFICKING RING, TAKES A PLEA DEAL. COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW AMY HICKS PLEADED GUILTY TO MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING PANDERING. HICKS CONTACTED DOZENS OF PEOPLE ON COMMERCIAL SEX APPS AND RECRUITED THEM. POLI

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Former Omaha employee changes plea in sex trafficking investigation

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Updated: 10:15 PM CDT May 14, 2026

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A former accountant with the city of Omaha changed her plea in a sex trafficking investigation.Court documents said Amy Hicks pleaded guilty to income tax evasion, pandering, and criminal conspiracy. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Omaha employee charged in sex trafficking investigation will go to trialOmaha police arrested her and four others in 2025.READ MORE: Prosecutors detail charges against four suspects accused in sex trafficking investigationProsecutors called Hicks the “lynchpin” in the trafficking ring.They alleged she contacted dozens of people on commercial sex apps and recruited them between 2022 and 2024.She is set to be sentenced in August.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

A former accountant with the city of Omaha changed her plea in a sex trafficking investigation.

Court documents said Amy Hicks pleaded guilty to income tax evasion, pandering, and criminal conspiracy.

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PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Omaha employee charged in sex trafficking investigation will go to trial

Omaha police arrested her and four others in 2025.

READ MORE: Prosecutors detail charges against four suspects accused in sex trafficking investigation

Prosecutors called Hicks the “lynchpin” in the trafficking ring.

They alleged she contacted dozens of people on commercial sex apps and recruited them between 2022 and 2024.

She is set to be sentenced in August.

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.

NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

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