United StatesA Chinese national named Zengzeng Liu, also known as 'Bella,' has been charged with trafficking women from Asia into a prostitution ring operating in Boston. Liu was indicted on multiple counts related to recruiting individuals for prostitution and running a racketeering enterprise via interstate communication. The operation was discovered after an FBI task force investigated advertisements on a website linked to prostitution. During an undercover raid, agents found an apartment where a Japanese woman claimed she had been transported to Boston by Liu, who she referred to as the 'boss.' The women reportedly communicated with Liu through WeChat and were not permitted to leave the apartments during their time there. If convicted, Liu could face up to 20 years in prison for each recruitment charge and up to five years for each racketeering-related count.
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