Part 01 of Complaint
Approved: ELIE HONIG / JASON P.W. HALPERINAssistant United States Attorneys
Before: HON. DOUGLAS F. EATON
United States Magistrate JudgeSouthern District of New York
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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KYO HWA ADLER, SUN IM AN, JI HYUN BANG, AEOK BOYDSTON,
a/k/a “Big Sister Lillie,” UN SUN BROWN, KIM CHONG,
a/k/a “Big Sister Lora,” YONG CHONG,
a/k/a “Ra Ra,” SUN DANEMAN, CHONG GIROUARD, CHUN GRANDT,
a/k/a “Texas Imo,” MI SUN HAYES, AN SOON KIM, HYANG RAN KIM,
a/k/a “Tina,” HYEA KIM,
a/k/a “Patty Kim,” KYUNG HWA KIM, YONG HUI KIM, KYONG HEE LEE, JUNG LIM,
a/k/a “Big Sister Miko,” KUM OK LOWERY, MYONG MOON,
a/k/a “Debbie,” TAE YOUNG OH, EUN JA PARK, MI JA PARK, SUNG SU PLOURDE, SENG HEE RYAN, MYONG SA, JAE SHIM, HYO WON SMITH,
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06 Mag. 1138
Violations of Title 18,United States Code, Section371
COUNTY OF OFFENSE: New York, et al.
a/k/a “Niko,”TAE NAM THOMPSON,CHONG WEISHAUPT,
Defendants.
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, ss.:
MICHAEL P. CONLON, being duly sworn, deposes and says thathe is a Special Agent with United States Immigration and CustomsEnforcement (“ICE”), and he charges as follows:
COUNT ONE
1. From at least in or about February 2006, up to andincluding in or about May 2006, in the Southern District of NewYork and elsewhere, KYO HWA ADLER, SUN IM AN, JI HYUN BANG, AEOKBOYDSTON, a/k/a “Big Sister Lillie,” UN SUN BROWN, KIM CHONG,a/k/a “Big Sister Lora,” YONG CHONG, a/k/a “Ra Ra,” SUN DANEMAN,CHONG GIROUARD, CHUN GRANDT, a/k/a “Texas Imo,” MI SUN HAYES, ANSOON KIM, HYANG RAN KIM, a/k/a “Tina,” HYEA KIM, a/k/a “PattyKim,” KYUNG HWA KIM, YONG HUI KIM, KYONG HEE LEE, JUNG LIM, a/k/a“Big Sister Miko,” KUM OK LOWERY, MYONG MOON, a/k/a “Debbie,”TAE YOUNG OH, EUN JA PARK, MI JA PARK, SUNG SU PLOURDE, SENG HEERYAN, MYONG SA, JAE SHIM, HYO WON SMITH, a/k/a “Niko,” TAE NAMTHOMPSON, CHONG WEISHAUPT, the defendants, and others known andunknown, unlawfully, wilfully, and knowingly did combine,conspire, confederate, and agree together and with each other tocommit offenses against the United States, to wit, to violateSection 1590 of Title 18, United States Code; Section 2421 ofTitle 18, United States Code; Section 2422(a) of Title 18, UnitedStates Code; and Section 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii) of Title 8, UnitedStates Code.
2. It was a part and an object of the conspiracy that KYOHWA ADLER, SUN IM AN, JI HYUN BANG, AEOK BOYDSTON, a/k/a “BigSister Lillie,” UN SUN BROWN, KIM CHONG, a/k/a “Big Sister Lora,”YONG CHONG, a/k/a “Ra Ra,” SUN DANEMAN, CHONG GIROUARD, CHUNGRANDT, a/k/a “Texas Imo,” MI SUN HAYES, AN SOON KIM, HYANG RANKIM, a/k/a “Tina,” HYEA KIM, a/k/a “Patty Kim,” KYUNG HWA KIM,YONG HUI KIM, KYONG HEE LEE, JUNG LIM, a/k/a “Big Sister Miko,”KUM OK LOWERY, MYONG MOON, a/k/a “Debbie,” TAE YOUNG OH, EUN JAPARK, MI JA PARK, SUNG SU PLOURDE, SENG HEE RYAN, MYONG SA, JAESHIM, HYO WON SMITH, a/k/a “Niko,” TAE NAM THOMPSON, CHONGWEISHAUPT, the defendants, and others known and unknown,unlawfully, wilfully, and knowingly would and did recruit, 2
harbor, transport, provide, and obtain by any means persons forlabor and services by threats of harm to, and physical restraintagainst, those persons; by means of a scheme, plan, and patternintended to cause the persons to believe that, if the persons didnot perform such labor and services, those persons or anotherperson would suffer serious harm and physical restraint; and bymeans of the abuse and threatened abuse of law and the legalprocess, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section1590.
3. It was further a part and an object of the conspiracythat KYO HWA ADLER, SUN IM AN, JI HYUN BANG, AEOK BOYDSTON, a/k/a“Big Sister Lillie,” UN SUN BROWN, KIM CHONG, a/k/a “Big SisterLora,” YONG CHONG, a/k/a “Ra Ra,” SUN DANEMAN, CHONG GIROUARD,CHUN GRANDT, a/k/a “Texas Imo,” MI SUN HAYES, AN SOON KIM, HYANGRAN KIM, a/k/a “Tina,” HYEA KIM, a/k/a “Patty Kim,” KYUNG HWAKIM, YONG HUI KIM, KYONG HEE LEE, JUNG LIM, a/k/a “Big SisterMiko,” KUM OK LOWERY, MYONG MOON, a/k/a “Debbie,” TAE YOUNG OH,EUN JA PARK, MI JA PARK, SUNG SU PLOURDE, SENG HEE RYAN, MYONGSA, JAE SHIM, HYO WON SMITH, a/k/a “Niko,” TAE NAM THOMPSON,CHONG WEISHAUPT, the defendants, and others known and unknown,unlawfully, wilfully, and knowingly would and did transportindividuals in interstate and foreign commerce, with intent thatsuch individuals engage in prostitution and in any sexualactivity for which a person can be charged with a criminaloffense, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section2421.
4. It was further a part and an object of the conspiracythat KYO HWA ADLER, SUN IM AN, JI HYUN BANG, AEOK BOYDSTON, a/k/a“Big Sister Lillie,” UN SUN BROWN, KIM CHONG, a/k/a “Big SisterLora,” YONG CHONG, a/k/a “Ra Ra,” SUN DANEMAN, CHONG GIROUARD,CHUN GRANDT, a/k/a “Texas Imo,” MI SUN HAYES, AN SOON KIM, HYANGRAN KIM, a/k/a “Tina,” HYEA KIM, a/k/a “Patty Kim,” KYUNG HWAKIM, YONG HUI KIM, KYONG HEE LEE, JUNG LIM, a/k/a “Big SisterMiko,” KUM OK LOWERY, MYONG MOON, a/k/a “Debbie,” TAE YOUNG OH,EUN JA PARK, MI JA PARK, SUNG SU PLOURDE, SENG HEE RYAN, MYONGSA, JAE SHIM, HYO WON SMITH, a/k/a “Niko,” TAE NAM THOMPSON,CHONG WEISHAUPT, the defendants, and others known and unknown,unlawfully, wilfully, and knowingly would and did persuade,induce, entice, and coerce individuals to travel in interstateand foreign commerce to engage in prostitution and in any sexualactivity for which any person can be charged with a criminaloffense, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section2422(a).