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in prostitution; transportation to engage in prostitution; conspiracy to engage in money laundering and conspiracy to use a communication facility to promote prostitution.
Watcharin Luamseejun, 46, was a house boss
in the scheme and is charged with conspiracy
to commit sex trafficking; conspiracy to commit
forced labor; conspiracy to commit transportation to engage in prostitution; conspiracy to engage in money laundering and conspiracy to use
a communication facility to promote prostitution.
Pantilla Rodpholka, 31, of Mount Prospect, Illinois, was a house boss in the operation and
is charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking; conspiracy to commit forced labor; conspiracy to commit transportation to engage in
prostitution; conspiracy to engage in money
laundering and conspiracy to use a communication facility to promote prostitution.
Noppawan Lerslurchachai, 35, of Lomita, California, was a facilitator in the scheme and is
charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking; sex trafficking by use of force, fraud and coercion; conspiracy to commit forced labor; conspiracy to commit transportation to engage in
prostitution; transportation to engage in prostitution; conspiracy to engage in money laundering
and conspiracy to use a communication facility
to promote prostitution.
Khanong Intharathong, 44, of Dunwoody,
Georgia, was a facilitator in the operation and
is charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking; conspiracy to commit transportation to
engage in prostitution; transportation to engage
in prostitution; conspiracy to engage in money
laundering and conspiracy to use a communication facility to promote prostitution.
Andrew Flanigan, 51, of Winder, was a facilitator
in the operation and is charged with conspiracy
to commit sex trafficking; conspiracy to commit
transportation to engage in prostitution; conspiracy to engage in money laundering and conspiracy to use a communication facility to promote
prostitution.
Patcharaporn Saengkham, 41, of Los Angeles,
was a facilitator in the scheme and is charged
with conspiracy to commit visa fraud.
Yadaporn Panngoen, 30, Los Angeles, was a facilitator in the scheme and is charged with con-
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spiracy to commit visa fraud.
• Supapon Sonprasit, 31, of St. Paul, was a facilitator in the operation and is charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud.
• Thi Vu, 48, of Atlanta, was a runner in the operation and is charged with conspiracy to commit
sex trafficking; conspiracy to commit transportation to engage in prostitution; conspiracy to
engage in money laundering and conspiracy to
use a communication facility to promote prostitution.
• Todd Vassey, 54, of Lahanina, Hawaii, was a
runner in the scheme and is charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking; conspiracy
to commit transportation to engage in prostitution; transportation to engage in prostitution;
conspiracy to engage in money laundering and
conspiracy to use a communication facility to
promote prostitution.
• John Zbracki, 59, of Lakeville, Minnesota, was
a runner in the operation and is charged with
conspiracy to commit sex trafficking; conspiracy to commit transportation to engage in prostitution; transportation to engage in prostitution;
conspiracy to engage in money laundering and
conspiracy to use a communication facility to
promote prostitution.
According to the indictment, Intarathong served
as a boss before her arrest in Belgium earlier this
year. As alleged in the indictment, each woman
identified as a victim of human trafficking was
“owned” by Intarathong or another boss until the
victim could repay the debt.
According to the indictment, other members of the
criminal organization served as “house bosses,”
who owned one or more of the houses of prostitution where the “flowers” were exploited for commercial sex.
House bosses were responsible for day-to-day
operations, including advertising the “flowers” for
commercial sex, maintaining the houses of prostitution, scheduling appointments with sex buyers
and ensuring that a significant portion of the prostitution proceeds were routed back to the trafficker/
boss to pay down the debt.
The house boss kept the remainder of the prostitution proceeds, while the women were not permitted
to retain any of their earnings, except for the occa40