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Naturally, the root cause of the state finding the organization wasn't the sex slaves — it was was the concealment of millions of dollars. This latest indictment goes after the money as outside of the conspiracy to commit sex trafficking charges, are the charges of conspiracy to engage in money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
"From coast to coast, IRS Criminal Investigation is determined to team with our law enforcement partners to track down the individuals who facilitate and launder the proceeds of sex trafficking crimes," said Special Agent in Shea Charge Jones, during the original indictment in October. "Those who seek to enrich themselves by exploiting the desperate circumstances of their victims will not be tolerated in our cities."
The women were taken from Thailand and brought to the United States. They were forced to work as sex slaves and told they could buy their freedom if they paid off their nearly insurmountable bondage debts.
Acting U.S. Attorney Gregory Brooker explained the women were rotated through trafficking centers across the United States and "forced to have sex with strangers, even if the men were abusive."
Comment: Our tax dollars at work.