U.S. prosecutors say, “Customers are diverse, including politicians, high-ranking military officials, corporate executives, and professors.”
Request for personal information before making a reservation… All payments are received in cash
A group of Koreans who ran a ‘high-end’ prostitution ring targeting professionals were arrested in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Virginia.
According to CNBC on the 8th (local time), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced in a press conference that it had arrested a group of Koreans on charges of running an illegal prostitution business targeting professionals such as elected officials, business executives, doctors, and professors. They are three people, including Mr. Lee (41), a Korean living in Massachusetts, and another Mr. Lee (30), a Korean student studying abroad.
Acting Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy said the brothels required women to provide their information and references before booking them for sex. According to an investigation by prosecutors, each prostitution website had a procedure that required customers to fill out a form listing their name, email address, phone number, and recommender.
According to the investigation, the prostitution establishment was located in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts, and Fairfax and Tysons, Virginia, and has been operating since around July 2020. In the case of Virginia, it is close to Washington DC, the capital of the United States, where there are many government and government contractors.
Prosecutors said in a statement, “In addition to politicians, high-ranking military officials, corporate executives, and government officials, there were clients from a variety of professions, including lawyers, scientists, and professors.”
According to the Massachusetts State Attorney’s Office, prostitution establishments charged customers between $350 (approximately 450,000 won) and more than $600 (approximately 780,000 won), all in cash.
Zachary Mitlitski of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in an arrest request affidavit, “Mr. Lee held several bank accounts under his own name and under false names, and appears to have used them to launder the proceeds of his prostitution business.”
The three people arrested, including Mr. Lee, are scheduled to appear in federal court in Boston, Massachusetts at a later date.
Source: Donga
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