Chinese National Charged for Trafficking Women from Asia in Boston Sex Ring
Summary
A Chinese woman named Zengzeng Liu was charged with trafficking Asian women into a prostitution ring in Boston. The FBI uncovered the operation through an investigation of online ads and arrested Liu, who faces multiple federal charges.Key Facts
- Zengzeng Liu, 40, also called "Bella," was indicted by a federal grand jury in Massachusetts.
- She faces charges of recruiting women to travel for prostitution and using communications to run a criminal enterprise.
- The FBI found ads on a website used for prostitution that led to apartments in Boston neighborhoods Allston and Brighton.
- An undercover FBI agent arranged a $600 commercial sex encounter at one apartment and helped uncover the ring.
- Women recruited were mainly foreign nationals from countries like Japan and Vietnam.
- The women were told to stay inside apartments and did not meet Liu in person.
- Payments were collected and passed to Liu through Asian men visiting the apartments.
- Liu could be sentenced up to 20 years in prison for recruitment charges and up to 5 years for racketeering charges.
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