In a wild but not surprising plot twist that would appear to belong on daytime television, Boston and its suburbs have become the setting for a scandal involving a high-end prostitution ring. Three people are being accused of operating a network of brothels that serviced a slew of high-profile individuals.

Indeed, the clientele list reads like a who’s who of the well-heeled and powerful. Even further, the suspects have been raking in the cash from this enterprise.

Earlier this month, RedState's Ward Clark reported:

Authorities arrested three individuals accused of organizing a "high-end brothel network" that had been in operation since 2020 and whose customers included elected officials and military officers, a new indictment alleges.

Federal prosecutors announced that Han Lee, 41; James Lee, 68; and Junmyung Lee, 30 were arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly operating an "interstate prostitution network" including multiple brothels in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts, as well as in Fairfax and Tysons, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. 

The prostitution ring is believed to have serviced a slew of high-profile individuals, including government officials and corporate executives.

Prosecutors say that the high-end brothel network serviced customers working in the following professions: "politicians, pharmaceutical executives, doctors, military officers, government contractors that possess security clearances, professors, lawyers, business executives, technology company ex

Now, more details have emerged about the case, and they are quite salacious. 

The suspected ringleader of a high-end brothel network in Greater Boston and Virginia kept meticulous records in a Louis Vuitton shoebox and stored lingerie, pregnancy tests, and bulk quantities of condoms and lubricant in her apartment, authorities alleged Wednesday.

In an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court, federal officials argued that Cambridge resident Han “Hana” Lee, 41, and her alleged co-conspirator, Dedham resident Junmyung Lee, 30, pose flight risks due to their lack of community ties and access to vast amounts of cash.

Han Lee, according to the affidavit, concealed more than $1 million in prostitution proceeds through structured money orders, bank deposits, and account transfers.

The three individuals are being accused of recruiting women from out of state to participate in commercial sex work, handling the brothel’s website and business records, and maintaining the apartments used for the prostitution ring. The details of the investigation, led by Acting U.S. Attorney Josh Levy, are still unraveling like the poorly knitted sweater from that Weezer song.

The charging documents alleged that the defendants used high-end apartment complexes in Massachusetts and Virginia as fronts for their operations. The operation was rather sophisticated, with two websites used to advertise appointments with Asian women. Each customer was subjected to a vetting process that included providing their driver’s license photos and names of employers.

Mitlitsky indicated that “Han’s financial and business record keeping was impeccable.” In fact, one of the DHS agents on the case indicated that the co-conspirators could have even more funds than investigators previously believed.

This story highlights a broader issue of sex trafficking and exploitation – especially of Asian women. It also raises questions surrounding the identities of the clients who frequented the establishment. If the operation’s patrons are as high-profile as they sound, it could cause a scandal in the slight chance that their identities are revealed.