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Federal Way man among 6 indicted for prostituting illegal immigrants

A Federal Way man is among six people federally indicted for renting apartments across the state to be used as brothels for women in the country illegally, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

STACIA GLENN; Staff writer
Published: March 4, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. PST
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A Federal Way man is among six people federally indicted for renting apartments across the state to be used as brothels for women in the country illegally, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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