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Miami Beach man gets 10 years for running prostitution ring

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A Miami Beach man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison for running an escort service called "International Playmates" from a Fort Lauderdale hotel.

Miguel A. Hernandez, 50. had pleaded guilty in May before U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke in Miami federal court to charges linked to prostitution, including bringing Spanish, Columbian, Venezuelan and other Latin American women into the country for his illegal enterprise.

"To facilitate the operation, Hernandez and his associates reserved and paid for plane tickets for foreign nationals to enter the United States, completed immigration paperwork, coached foreign nationals on what to say to customs officials when entering the United States and picked foreign national up at the airport," the U.S Justice Department said in announcing the sentence.

Hernandez had previously been convicted and sentenced to six years in prison in his native country of Spain for immigration fraud, but he'd fled to the United States before serving his sentence.

"This case is a testament to our shared goal of bringing traffickers to justice and vindicating the rights of vulnerable women and girls exploited for financial gain," Vanita Gupta, head of DOJ's civil rights division, said.

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Photo credit: David J. Neal, Miami Herald

 

 

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