Interstate Asian prostitution ring busted by the Feds
Five individuals face charges of sexual trafficking


Apr 16, 2010


By Cody Yiu

Five individuals, two in New York and three in Massachusetts, were arrested by federal authorities on March 31 on fourteen charges, including sexual trafficking and interstate travel in aid of racketeering, according to the indictment and a public statement the Sampan obtained from the U.S. Attorney General’s Office, District of M.A.

The case was investigated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Joined forces by other federal authorities as well as local police officers, namely those of Boston Police Department, Quincy Police department and Burlington Police Department, this particular operation in the Commonwealth led to the arrests of Hong Wei, also known as “Ms. Chen,â€