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Alleged Bay Area brothel operator surrenders
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | February 17, 2015 | Henry K. Lee

Posted on 02/18/2015 7:35:52 AM PST by artichokegrower

A woman suspected of running brothels throughout the Bay Area turned herself in Tuesday after being a fugitive for four years, Hayward police said.

Wen Yen “Maple” Gold, 44, surrendered at an Alameda County courthouse on a charge of operating a house of prostitution and was released on her own recognizance, authorities said.

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Investigators arrested eight people and found nine women who had been forced into prostitution, authorities said.


Meaning slavery? Isn't multiculturalism grand?

1 posted on 02/18/2015 7:35:52 AM PST by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

Yes, we must honor and, uh, celebrate! the cultures of others. After all we’re all immigrants, yadayadayada......


2 posted on 02/18/2015 7:40:57 AM PST by clintonh8r (CHRISTIAN LIVES MATTER!!!!)
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Probably brought in Chinese immigrant women on tourist visas, then confiscated their passports and warned them of INS to keep them quiet.


3 posted on 02/18/2015 7:41:18 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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released on her own recognizance?

What could go wrong?


4 posted on 02/18/2015 7:42:27 AM PST by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz 2016 (for 16 years of conservative bliss))
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To: artichokegrower

How could one be a fugitive for FOUR YEARS and then be released on their own recognizance?


5 posted on 02/18/2015 7:48:20 AM PST by bubbacluck (America 180)
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Was she released because prostitution is a misdemeanor, or not as serious a crime as other crimes? Just wondering.


6 posted on 02/18/2015 7:51:01 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: artichokegrower

See? This is what happens when you don’t ‘go with the flow’ in the liberal den...

Shoulda stuck with catering to gays and they’d have left her alone.

/s


7 posted on 02/18/2015 7:52:06 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: artichokegrower

In Babylon-by-the-Bay, she’s “a hero that employs less-fortunate minority women.”


8 posted on 02/18/2015 7:58:48 AM PST by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Was she released because prostitution is a misdemeanor, or not as serious a crime as other crimes? Just wondering.

According to the article she had forced immigrants into prostitution. That's probably more serious than a simple career choice for the "ladies of the night".

9 posted on 02/18/2015 8:00:00 AM PST by bubbacluck (America 180)
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See? This is what happens when you don’t ‘go with the flow’ in the liberal den...

Can't we all just get along evolve?

/s

10 posted on 02/18/2015 8:01:02 AM PST by llevrok (I fear the US government more than I do al Qaeda)
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To: artichokegrower

The most newsworthy part of this story is the revelation that even in San Francisco, there are still some people who PAY for sex.


11 posted on 02/18/2015 8:18:40 AM PST by madprof98
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They don’t pay for the sex. They pay to be left alone afterwards.


12 posted on 02/18/2015 8:34:04 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: artichokegrower

No word from Bill Clinton.


13 posted on 02/18/2015 9:06:26 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: artichokegrower

Asian Jew?


14 posted on 02/18/2015 10:16:47 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: artichokegrower

Sign on door:

out to lunch
BEAT IT!


15 posted on 02/18/2015 1:04:18 PM PST by Sivad (NorCal red turf ;-))
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To: artichokegrower

after being a fugitive for four years...

Wen Yen “Maple” Gold, 44, surrendered at an Alameda County courthouse... was released on her own recognizance

Is Barney Fife running this sting?


16 posted on 02/18/2015 3:05:09 PM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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Forced? Isn’t being a sex worker a positive thing? Highest and best use? Isn’t there a movie about a billionaire who helps a young college grad along these lines?


17 posted on 02/18/2015 3:06:22 PM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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