Mt. Prospect woman charged in sex trafficking scheme
Posted October 05, 2016 1:00 am
About a year and a half ago, the Cook County sheriff's office received an anonymous letter tipping investigators to a vast prostitution scheme involving Thai women working on the North Side and in Chicago's Northwest suburbs.
Now, a joint investigation involving the sheriff's office and U.S. Homeland Security department has resulted in the arrest of a Mount Prospect woman on federal charges in connection with local sex trafficking - part of a larger, nationwide operation.
Pantilla Rodpholka, 31, is considered a "house boss" in the Chicago-area operation, authorities said.
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