Thread: MSNBC: Sex trafficking by illegal aliens thriving in U.S.

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Sex slavery: Living the American nightmare
Shadowy multibillion-dollar industry far more widespread than expected
By Alex Johnson and Cesar Rodriguez
Reporters
msnbc.com and Telemundo
updated 7:07 a.m. CT, Mon., Dec. 22, 2008

When FBI and immigration agents arrested a 28-year-old Guatemalan woman three months ago in Los Angeles, they announced that they had shut down one of the most elaborate sex trafficking rings in the country. It was also the family business.

The woman, Maribel Rodriguez Vasquez, was the sixth member of her family to be rounded up in the two-year multi-agency investigation. Vasquez, five of her relatives and three other Guatemalan nationals were charged with 50 counts, alleging that they lured at least a dozen young women — including five minors as young as 13 years old — to the United States with promises of good jobs, only to put them to work as prostitutes. All remain in custody as investigators attempt to unravel the complex case.

Vasquez — quickly dubbed the “L.A. Madamâ€

Another major set-back with people from countries where this is considered normal......it's sad.

Originally Posted by crazybird

Another major set-back with people from countries where this is considered normal......it's sad.

Yes it is a set back for them. On the brighter side, for us, this is considerable ammunition to use against our opposition, IMHO.

These girls are brought here to service illegal alien men, for the most part. They know their "place" when confronted by these men. American prostitutes wouldn't put up with their "machismo" and likely beat the hell out of the men. Sooo, "weaker" women/girls have to be brought in for these low-lifes to feel "like a man".

Disgusting!

Very sad story.

I hope this continues to bring awareness to human trafficking and to stop it in this country and world.

Glad she got caught. Closing the borders would stop alot of this disgusting activity.

Norcross man awaits sentence in sex trafficking

By MARY LOU PICKEL

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

A Norcross man is awaiting federal sentencing — at least 15 years in prison — for his participation in a sex trafficking ring involving young Mexican women.

Francisco Cortes-Meza, 25, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, pleaded guilty last week to sex trafficking after forcing a 22-year-old woman, also an illegal immigrant, to work as a prostitute from a home in Norcross, according to immigration agents and a statement from David Nahmias, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. The sex trafficking offense carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years.

Cortes-Meza met the young woman in Mexico last year and began a relationship with her, according to Nahmias. He then persuaded her to come to the United States, telling her she would work in a restaurant. He also smuggled her here, according to the statement from Nahmias.

Cortes-Meza’s case is part of a larger indictment handed up in July involving a brother of Cortes-Meza and two other relatives — all illegal immigrants from Mexico — as well as a man from Uruguay, who is a legal permanent resident of the United States. The five men were indicted on sex trafficking charges involving at least 10 victims, ranging in age from 14 to 28 years old, authorities said.

The women were frequently required to have sex with 20 to 30 men per night at a charge of $25, according to Nahmias. The majority of the prostitution was conducted in Norcross, but the Uruguayan man also ran an operation in Cartersville, said Brock Nicholson, Deputy Special Agent in charge of the Atlanta office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

All of the victims were illegal immigrants, Nicholson said.

The four remaining defendants are in federal custody awaiting trial.
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