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Bay Area Prostitution Ring
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Ten people have been indicted in connection with a prostitution ring that recruited Asian women to work as prostitutes in dozens of brothels throughout the Bay Area for over a decade, officials announced Thursday.

The defendants -- Allen Fong, Ya Huai Hung, Leow Wan Ru Veron, Robert Chun, Jie Mu, Laurence Shu Kwan Lee, Kevin Hartig, Waylon Fong, Angelina Chuong, and Chonthicha Jaemratanasophin -- face charges of conspiracy, use of interstate and foreign commerce to promote prostitution, money laundering and importation of people for immoral purposes, according to a release from the U.S. attorney's office.

According to the indictment, all 10 people conspired to operate 40 brothels in the Bay Area from at least August 2002 through July 2014. Court documents stated those involved in the scheme solicited women, primarily from Asian countries, to work for them as prostitutes. The co-conspirators would rent apartments to use as brothels for short periods of time.

The group used websites like MyRedbook, Craigslist and Backpage to post ads for prostitution services, which included photographs of nude and partially nude women in provocative or suggestive poses, according to court documents.

Men and women would then call the number posted, and the co-defendants would allegedly coordinate with customers for services. Prostitutes kept about two-thirds of their earnings and paid one-third to the group, primarily through Allen Fong, the ringleader, according to court documents.
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The group allegedly operated brothels in Pinole, San Mateo, Redwood City, Sunnyvale, Belmont, Fremont, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Foster City, San Bruno, Colma and South San Francisco.

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