[QUOTE=BonerAppetitty;6672546]Are you speculating? I can even guess who the Kgirl informant is and who Torrance man might have been. I am saying by releasing all this info, all known associates with them will be on high alert now. We will see but it's less likely to affect mongers. The owners will be the first to go. With so many bookers, it will take informants to point out the owners who control the money.[/QUOTE]I'll step through the affidavit:
[URL]https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-11/usa_v._han_lee_et_al_-_complaint_affidavit_redacted.pdf[/URL]
On page 2, it says James Lee, of Torrance, California "JAMES" On Page 34, it shows his 3 California driver's licenses he used.
On page 41 it first mentions the informant "CS". It clearly states CS has been cooperating since 2020, and that in Spring 2023 she learned of a new shop planned for New Jersey by a 4th party referred to as "sister" (the affidavit clarifies this is not a literal sister LOL). That "sister" then consulted with someone in Boston. The affidavit says 'in sum and substance' that is Hana. CS asked a question on how to get a straw man to sign the lease. Hana then referred CS to James Lee. James Lee got paid $1000 a month to be a straw man leaser (apparently per apartment), plus expenses like utilities. CS then helped the DOJ place the recorded phone call to James where he explained all the details.
BTW Hana had just under a million in her bank account, so she was not in want of money but probably just helping out by referring CS. This is a cautionary tale. After her 2nd or 3rd shop and first half million, Hana should have said "go find your own straw man I have no idea what you're talking about". DOJ clarifies they needed a Korean translator for the phone call with James.
In terms of game theory, the ideal strategy is not to get too greedy. The DOJ wants to record evidence of new crimes, rather than go back in time and get just the paper work of old crimes. It's more than ten times less work. They didn't even bother apart from research on how to get the new evidence they want. So as I've said, a cell like nature is the only way to go. Want to set up a new shop, at some point you need a new straw renter. Don't use James past 2 or 3 units. The downside is you don't know they're reliable the new straw man is and they could slip up, but the reality is you do not want to be connected to a network that can be rolled.
There are some small non-Korean agencies that have no discernable network like the K-orgs. I.e. the girls they use don't show up regularly at other agencies. Harder to run but on the upside only people in SD have ever mentioned their girls, so they are doing something right. Not saying they are safe, but they don't have the problem of being connected to another agency.
Another user noted how the DOJ backhandedly said they are not prosecuting prostitution charges because that is the state's responsibility and they have no jurisdiction. The investigation is ongoing and the state is welcome to do that. The charges in this case are for pimping (enticing someone to travel for sex work), which is a serious federal offense. Prostitution varies from state to state and in California for example, it is a misdemeanor. Embarrassing but not the same. State charges more often than not are simply dropped (but not federal). The exact stat was about 60% dropped.
Each year, about .05% of prostitution acts lead to arrests, according to publicly available statistics (which at best are estimates when it comes to prostitution acts). So 1 in 2000, with the lion's share being stings. If you're on your 35th girl, you are 965 more away from hitting the halfway point, at which time you should be sweating or dead happy of a heart attack from 1000 women. The risk is always there no one is saying otherwise.
The smart thing to do for officials is to trumpet their successful cases in the media, which they do. They are just doing their job, nothing personal. Of course, if DOJ officials or secret service agents are caught up, they are "punished by HR" and interviewed for evidence, but they just don't normally prosecute their own. I've seen a lot of cases and tried hard to find one where they did. I'm sure it's happened in the last 50 years but I always look and am disappointed.
