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When will prosecutors say who patronized ‘high-end' brothel in Mass.?
Federal prosecutors are looking to bring state charges to more than two dozen people out of hundreds believed to have paid money for sex in a “high-end” brothel. A Homeland Security Investigations task force officer, with Cambridge police, turned in applications on Monday for complaints against 28 people believed to have paid for sex, according to the U.S. Attorney’s...
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Feds investigating Mass., Va. brothel network seek charges against 28 alleged clients
The sophisticated brothel network allegedly operating in the Boston and Washington, D.C., areas until it was busted this month likely generated upwards of $1 million in just a few years for the woman accused of running it and a co-defendant, according to a new federal court filing.
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Court doc reveals ‘astounding amount of money' made thru Boston-, DC-area brothel
The sophisticated brothel network allegedly operating in the Boston and Washington, D.C., areas until it was busted this month likely generated upwards of $1 million in just a few years for the woman accused of running it and a co-defendant, according to a new federal court filing.
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3 arrested in Mass., Va. brothel bust, but who were the clients?
The sex trafficking arrests in Massachusetts over an alleged high-end brothel operating out of luxury apartments leave a major question unanswered — who were the elected officials, military members, doctors and other people that federal prosecutors said were using the illegal service?
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Feds bust ‘sophisticated high-end brothel network' operating in Massachusetts and Virginia
Federal prosecutors revealed they have busted what was described as a high-end brothel network working in Greater Boston and eastern Virginia that was used by elected officials, doctors, military officers and more.
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3 charged with coercing women into prostitution across Northeast
Three people have been arrested on sex trafficking charges for allegedly coercing five women into prostitution throughout New England and in New York and New Jersey, federal officials said Friday. The trio were arrested Wednesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts, over allegations dating back to 2012-2016. Jermall Anderson, Jennifer Fortier and Latasha Anderson are accused of...
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Maine governor signs bill to partially decriminalize prostitution
Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a bill that partially decriminalizes prostitution, with supporters saying the measure protects the most vulnerable while still targeting those who exploit them.
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Mass. Lawmakers Weigh Bills to Decriminalize Prostitution
Prostitution would be decriminalized in Massachusetts under bills discussed before the Judiciary Committee this week, though there is a deep divide among sex workers and activists about how far that decriminalization should go. Two bills filed this session would decriminalize prostitution. One, however, would only repeal criminal penalties that apply to prostitutes themselves, leaving those who sell and purchase sex…