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| CASE NAME: | United States v. Carlos Andres Monsalve |
| ALL PLAINTIFFS: | United States |
| ALL DEFENDANTS: | Carlos Andres Monsalve, Jorge Enrique Londono, Luz Karime Ramos Teran, Fabio Perez Gomez, Robinson Martinez Dasa, Jean Manuel Barada Rivera |
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| DOCKET NUMBER: | 07-00056-CR-4-RH-WCS |
| SOURCE: | Bloomberg, Lexis Search |
| TYPE OF CASE: | Criminal |
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| TYPE OF TRIAL: | Jury |
| TRIAL JUDGE(S): | Hon. Robert L. Hinkle |
| YEAR OF ARREST: | 2007 |
| YEAR OF VERDICT: | 2008 |
| TYPE OF COURT: | Federal |
| STATE: | Florida |
| FEDERAL DISTRICT: | Northern District Court |
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| AGE OF VICTIM(S): | |
| NUMBER OF VICTIMS: | 2+ |
| GENDER OF VICTIM(S): | Female |
| VICTIM'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: | Guatelama, Colombia, Costa Rica |
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| WAS VICTIM CHARGED WITH A CRIME: | No |
| NUMBER OF DEFENDANT(S): | 6 |
| GENDER OF DEFENDANT(S): | Female and Male |
| TYPE OF INDUSTRY: | Sex |
| CASE CATEGORIZATION: | Commercial Sexual Exploitation/Prostitution |
| FIRST CHARGE: | Conspiracy to Defraud the United States |
| FIRST CHARGE US/STATE CODE CITATION: | 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(I), 18 U.S.C. § 371 |
| FIRST CHARGE VERDICT/PLEA: | Guilty Plea |
| FIRST CHARGE SENTENCE: | 240 months + 60 months supervised release + $800 special assessment (total for all charges) |
| SECOND CHARGE: | Sex Trafficking of Children or by Force, Fraud, or Coercion |
| SECOND CHARGE US/STATE CODE CITATION: | 18 U.S.C. § 1591 |
| SECOND CHARGE VERDICT/PLEA: | Dismissed |
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| THIRD CHARGE: | Transporting and Harboring Illegal Aliens |
| THIRD CHARGE US/STATE CODE CITATION: | 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii), (B)(i) |
| THIRD CHARGE VERDICT/PLEA: | Guilty Plea |
| THIRD CHARGE SENTENCE: | 240 months + 60 months supervised release + $800 special assessment (total for all charges) |
| FOURTH CHARGE: | Importation of aliens for immoral purpose |
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| FOURTH CHARGE VERDICT/PLEA: | Guilty Plea |
| FOURTH CHARGE SENTENCE: | 240 months + 60 months supervised release + $800 special assessment (total for all charges) |
| FIFTH CHARGE: | Transporting for prostitution |
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| FIFTH CHARGE VERDICT/PLEA: | Guilty Plea |
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| LENGTH OF GREATEST SENTENCE: | 240 months + 60 months supervised release |
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| FINE IMPOSED: | $800 special assessment (total for all charges) |
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| APPEAL: | Yes |
| EXPLANATION OF APPEAL: | Appealed Sentence |
| APPELLATE OPINION CITATION: | 342 Fed. Appx. 451, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 18227 |
| HOLDING OF APPEALS COURT: | Affirm |
| APPEAL STILL PENDING?: | No |
| SUMMARY: | In 2005, the defendant began smuggling Latin American women into the United States from Costa, Rica, Columbia, and Guatemala for between $15,000-$20,000 per woman. Once in the United States, Monsalve forced the women to work as prostitutes to pay off their smuggling fees. While most of the women knew they would work as prostitutes, at least two victims were promised legitimate work. The women were expected to work between 6 and 7 days per week, and have sex with between 20 and 25 men per night. The women charged $30 for 15 minutes of sex, with defendant keeping $15 and applying the other $15 to the debt. In one instance, victims 1 and 2 refused to engage in prostitution and were threatened with deportation if they went to the police. After the debt was repaid, the women could continue working for defendant as prostitutes under the same profit sharing agreement.
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| Approval Status: | Approved |
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