KJS
09-19-2002, 05:28 PM
From a Wed. Seattle P-I article:
"Federal agents and Seattle police say they have broken up a sophisticated ring that has for years lured young women from Asia with the promise of a better life in the United States, only to make them virtual sex slaves in brothels in Seattle and Portland.
Five Seattle men, a man from Portland and a man and a woman from Los Angeles were arrested Tuesday night in the culmination of a two-year investigation that was complicated by the extraordinary secrecy of the brothel operators, John McKay, U.S. attorney for Western Washington, said at a news conference yesterday....
The Seattle suspects -- Johnny Cong Wu, Phui Dang, Shek Yu Ng, De Qin Zhang and He Qingping -- yesterday appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle, where they were charged with transporting individuals to commit prostitution and conspiracy to commit such a crime...
Little is known about the men, although Wu, who gave his age as 42 on the rental application, worked until recently as a poker dealer at Diamond Lil's Casino in Renton. An employee there confirmed that Wu worked at the casino for two years, but has been on a leave of absence for the past five months."
Full text: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/87681_fbi19.shtml
I can't picture this particular dealer but I am sure Lils (and other local rooms) are buzzing today. Anyone have a description of Johnny Wu?
KJS
"Federal agents and Seattle police say they have broken up a sophisticated ring that has for years lured young women from Asia with the promise of a better life in the United States, only to make them virtual sex slaves in brothels in Seattle and Portland.
Five Seattle men, a man from Portland and a man and a woman from Los Angeles were arrested Tuesday night in the culmination of a two-year investigation that was complicated by the extraordinary secrecy of the brothel operators, John McKay, U.S. attorney for Western Washington, said at a news conference yesterday....
The Seattle suspects -- Johnny Cong Wu, Phui Dang, Shek Yu Ng, De Qin Zhang and He Qingping -- yesterday appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle, where they were charged with transporting individuals to commit prostitution and conspiracy to commit such a crime...
Little is known about the men, although Wu, who gave his age as 42 on the rental application, worked until recently as a poker dealer at Diamond Lil's Casino in Renton. An employee there confirmed that Wu worked at the casino for two years, but has been on a leave of absence for the past five months."
Full text: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/87681_fbi19.shtml
I can't picture this particular dealer but I am sure Lils (and other local rooms) are buzzing today. Anyone have a description of Johnny Wu?
KJS