Utah Prostitution Bust Has Vegas Connection
06-10-2008 4:53 AM

(St. George, UT) -- Two Las Vegas men were among those arrested on prostitution charges in St. George, Utah. Washington County and federal law enforcement officers arrested 21 people over the weekend on charges related to prostitution and immigration violations. According to authorities, all of the suspects are Mexican nationals and are facing deportation. The two Vegas men, 24-year-old Francisco Aceves-Bedolla and 33-year-old Silverio Flores-Mendez, were the alleged leaders of the operation. Authorities say the pair would make trips to St. George to solicit women as prostitutes, and women would travel from Las Vegas to Utah to meet customers. Thirteen of the suspects are facing prostitution or solicitation charges while the remaining eight are being held on alleged immigration violations.

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