More Mexican brothels found in U.S.
January 14, 9:07 AM
Dave Gibson
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On Monday, three illegal aliens were arrested in Philadelphia and charged with running two brothels in a South Philadelphia neighborhood.

According to the federal indictment, Jose Claudio Corona Cotonieto, 27, Raymond Gonzalez Salazar, 31, and Nicolas Gonzalez Salazar, 22, were trafficking Hispanic women from New York, New Jersey and Delaware to work in the brothel for a week at a time.

A fourth suspect remains at large.

Investigators say the Mexican nationals have been running the brothels since August 2009, making about $9,000 per week.

In a press release, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement issued the following statement on the case: “As part of the ongoing criminal investigation and in addition to the criminal arrests, ICE special agents identified and administratively arrested 50 individuals believed to be in the U.S. illegally. Those arrested include 39 males from Mexico, nine males from Honduras, and two females from Mexico. Those administratively arrested will be placed into removal proceedings and their cases will be adjudicated in immigration court.â€