A Missouri woman has been sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for taking another woman across state lines to engage in prostitution in Nebraska.

US Attorney Deborah Gilg says Jessica Alamina, 27, of St. Robert, Missouri, was sentenced to 21 months in prison, plus three years of supervised release. She will also forfeit to the government $580 in United States currency, numerous cell phones, a camera, and computer equipment.

Gilg says in late May of 2012, Ms. Alamina transported a young woman from Illinois to Missouri. After they arrived in Missouri, Ms. Alamina took photographs of the young woman.

Ms. Alamina included the photographs in online advertisements she placed for locations in Missouri. The female had “dates” with customers who responded to the advertisements, during which the female engaged in prostitution.

Then in early June of 2012, Ms. Alamina transported the young woman from Missouri to Omaha, Nebraska. One purpose of the trip was for the young woman to engage in prostitution in the Omaha area. Ms. Alamina posted advertisements for the young woman in the “Escorts” section of Backpage.com for Omaha, Nebraska. The young woman had “dates” with customers who responded to the advertisements, during which she engaged in prostitution. The female provided money from the “dates” to Ms. Alamina.