A Southlake mom and former substitute teacher was released from federal custody with a GPS monitor on Monday. U.S. prosecutors allege she is involved in sex trafficking women to New York to a financier's so-called sex "dungeon."

Jennifer Powers entered the courtroom in shackles around 2 p.m. The 45-year-old was softspoken. She told the judge she understood the charges.

This initial hearing came just hours after Carroll Independent School District confirmed she was a substitute teacher but had been dismissed.

This appearance was for a federal criminal case, but CBS News Texas learned she has also been involved in a civil case that was dismissed in 2022.

Powers allegedly arranged encounters for Rubin

Prosecutors allege that between 2009-2019, the two arranged for women to travel to New

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