Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County on Wednesday announced the arrests of three people who allegedly led a human trafficking operation that involved neighborhood brothels and money laundering and spanned from Colombia to Florida and other parts of the United States.
Alleged ringleader Elibeth Tovar, 41; Omar Jaimes, 43; and Yasid Paul Ortiz, 52, are all facing charges related to corruption, money laundering and prostitution under the RICO act. Tovar faces an additional charge of human trafficking.
Full story: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/investigation-into-human-trafficking-brothels-leads-to-3-arrests-in-miami-dade/3364050/
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