"A married couple and their adult son were arrested for allegedly operating a network of at least ten brothels disguised as massage parlors across Santa Clara County, generating a million dollars a year in illegal profits, authorities said. Binghua Bresee, 52, Joseph Bresee, 77, and Binghua Breesee's son Jiabao Huang, 30, all of San Jose, are accused of trafficking dozens of women at the brothels, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office."
"The defendants were charged with 26 felonies, including pimping, tax fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy. The trafficking of human beings has no place in our community, or any other, said Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen in a statement. Modern slavery is morally and legally wrong and will be met with no toleration and as you can see by the agencies cooperating in this operation the strictest legal accountability."
A married couple and their adult son were arrested for allegedly operating at least ten brothels disguised as massage parlors across Santa Clara County, generating about $1 million annually in illegal profits. The suspects are Binghua Bresee, 52; Joseph Bresee, 77; and Jiabao Huang, 30, all of San Jose, accused of trafficking dozens of women. The defendants face 26 felony counts, including pimping, tax fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy, and each had bail set at $1 million. The investigation, Operation Family Ties, involved federal, state and local agencies and identified locations in multiple cities; more than 40 women were identified and 18 received victim services.
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