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-Lurid Crime Tales-
High-end sex ring in Boston and D.C. areas was 'honeypot' scheme by Russia, China, South Korea or even Israel - to ensnare US officials, intelligence experts believe
2024-01-04
  • Investigators believe a network of high-end brothels operating in the Boston and D.C. areas was a honey trap to ensnare politicians and government officials

  • But whether the plot was intended to aid Russia, China, South Korea – or even Israel – remains to be determined

  • Clients, believed to include members of Congress, military officers, and national security contractors, have not yet been unmasked and charged
There was no evident motive to establish two cathouses in the greater Washington area, sources noted emphatically. None of the three defendants live anywhere near the capital and sex workers were flown in from Los Angeles or Las Vegas.

Han Lee, the alleged mastermind, Junmyung Lee, 30, and James Lee, 68 – all South Korean-born U.S. nationals – were charged in November with running the sex ring. The three Lees are not related.

Han and Junmyung both live in the Boston area so the locations of four of the brothels there made sense. James lives in Torrance, a suburb of Los Angeles.

Members of Congress, military officers, and national security contractors who 'possessed security clearances' were among the steady customers at the 'high-end brothels' run by the ring, prosecutors say.

The ring's clients, who paid rates of up to $600 an hour, included corporate executives, professors, lawyers, and scientists.

To entice customers, the Lees allegedly set up websites whose purported purpose was helping photographers find nude female models looking for work. Investigators believe the ring had made more than $1 million by the time it was busted.

None of the clients have been identified or charged so far, but they could soon be unmasked after federal prosecutors last month announced they are seeking criminal charges.

The probe into 'their involvement in prostitution is active and ongoing,' Department of Homeland Security Special Agent Zachary Mitlitsky said in a court affidavit.
Related:
Junmyung Lee: 2023-11-23 Brothels that serviced politicians and military officials raked in millions: ‘Record keeping was impeccable'
Junmyung Lee: 2023-11-11 High class prostitution ring smashed by Feds offered sordid menu of threesomes, unprotected sex, liaisons with Asian 'companions' with names like Jade, Tiffany, Bing Bing and Sexy Schu
Junmyung Lee: 2023-11-09 Boston cops uncover high-class SEX RING where elected officials, tech executives, doctors and lawyers paid monthly fee to access network of $600-an-hour brothels across Massachusetts and Virginia
Posted by:Skidmark

#7  At this rate we will get a list of Johns in 2028.
Posted by: Super Hose   2024-01-04 21:19  

#6  ^ Yep, slave trade updated. No money in that......right ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-01-04 13:28  

#5  Notice how "human trafficking" is mostly missing and omitted from this prostitution story.
Posted by: mossomo   2024-01-04 12:50  

#4  ^LOL
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-01-04 10:25  

#3  
Posted by: badanov   2024-01-04 08:52  

#2  They had an East Coast High-End Sex Ring. We had members only, Little Saint James Island.

Roughly now, 355 shopping days until Christmas.
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-01-04 06:10  

#1  Chicago makeup artist behind false viral claims that McDonald’s blue wrapper paper is Israeli propaganda
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-01-04 02:05  

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