The feds are one step nearer to unmasking the politicians, army officers, and authorities contractors who visited high-end brothels in jap Virginia and Boston as prosecutors search to cost 28 “Johns.”
Performing US Lawyer Joshua Levy stated in a statement on Monday:
“Our workplace made it clear once we introduced prices of a business intercourse ring case on Nov. 8, 2023, that the investigation was ongoing and that there can be accountability for the patrons who gas the business intercourse trade.”
“Immediately, a Homeland Safety Investigations Job Pressure Officer with the Cambridge Police Division submitted functions for complaints towards 28 intercourse patrons with the Cambridge District Courtroom. Till possible trigger has been discovered, no names shall be launched.”
“If possible trigger is established and legal prices are issued by the Courtroom, referrals will then be made to the Middlesex District Lawyer’s Workplace. As well as, we’re working carefully with Virginia authorities to start the referral means of intercourse patrons from the Virginia areas on this case.”
“The referral processes will stay ongoing.”
The Justice Division final month announced arrests in a high-end brothel community utilized by elected officers, army officers, authorities contractors that possess safety clearances, legal professionals, docs and extra.
Based on the Justice Division, the ringleaders operated two web sites to promote Asian ‘fashions’ for pictures as a entrance.
“Three people have been arrested in reference to working refined high-end brothels in larger Boston and jap Virginia. Industrial intercourse patrons allegedly included elected officers, excessive tech and pharmaceutical executives, docs, army officers, authorities contractors that possess safety clearances, professors, attorneys, scientists and accountants, amongst others,” the US Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts stated.
Based on the DOJ, the next defendants have been charged with conspiracy to coerce and entice to journey to have interaction in unlawful sexual exercise:
- Han Lee, a/okay/a “Hana,” 41, of Cambridge, Mass.;
- James Lee, 68, of Torrance, Calif.; and
- Junmyung Lee, 30, of Dedham, Mass.
Based on the charging paperwork, the defendants operated an interstate prostitution community with a number of brothels from July 2020 to current in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts, in addition to in Fairfax and Tysons, Virginia.
Federal investigators obtained examples of a “menu” textual content message (pic under) despatched to one of many “Johns.”
The brothel homeowners stored “impeccable information” based on the affidavit released final month as feds put together to go public with the record of “Johns.”
Based on investigative reporter Paul Sperry, “Investigators suspect prostitution ring could have been a part of Chinese language espionage plot focusing on high-tech authorities contracting facilities like Cambridge and Tysons Nook”
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— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) November 9, 2023