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In November of 2023, federal prosecutors took down a brothel network that stretched across Boston and the Washington, D.C., suburbs. News broke that the company, which was not only focused on sexual services but obtained its products through human trafficking, was catering to some of the elite in the US government.
The list of clients is rumored to be long and impressive, from politicians to military leaders, defense contractors to scientists. The names of those who participated in the services provided are still unknown, and unfortunately may remain unknown to the public.
The reason for this possibility is that signs indicate that this was not just an ordinary prostitution ring; It could very well be a sophisticated espionage operation run by a foreign country. The question is, which of our opponents – or friends – was behind it?
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As a reminder, in November, six brothels in Boston and the Washington, D.C., suburbs that served wealthy clients were closed. The brothels targeted politicians, government officials, defense contractors, corporate executives, professors, lawyers, and scientists.
Many clients have security clearances at different levels. Those with security clearances include members of Congress, military officers and national security contractors, prosecutors in the case said.
To participate in the products offered in brothels, in which women were trafficked to the United States for sex work, these clients had to fill out membership applications. These requests included requirements for government-issued IDs, phone and email contacts to provide positive references, employer information, and credit card records.
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These details lead us to the conclusion that many have come to about the true purpose of this organization. A retired foreign spy explained to the Daily Mail:
“Finding idiots like this would be pure gold for an intelligence service running a honeypot.”
Really pure gold!
The plot thickens
For those who are not familiar with the tools of international espionage, a honeypot is a scheme that has been used since the dawn of time to lure an influential person into a sexual or romantic relationship in order to manipulate them and use their influence to the advantage of the honeypot. Operator or worker.
Because temptations of the body cross all cultures and the misguided belief that the more influence or power a person has, the more invincible he or she is, attraction traps are highly effective and frequently used.
Intelligence experts believe these high-end brothels were a honeypot or honey trap format due to their intended targets and locations. Washington, D.C., is a center of power and influence, and Boston's brothels were close to Harvard and MIT.
Both Harvard and MIT train government and military officials and write reports for the Pentagon and the CIA. The question remains: Who was behind the honey trap?
A South Korean woman has been accused of running brothels. However, a former senior CIA operations officer told the Daily Mail:
“Having the Koreans at the front would have served as a false flag to give China or any other country plausible deniability if the plot was exposed.”
Because only a few countries possess the intelligence capabilities and means to carry out such a mission, the pool of suspects is relatively small. There are the obvious suspects given the alleged boss of the brothels – the Koreans or, as the officer mentioned above, the Chinese.
Russia, known for its honeypot tactics, could also be the masterminds. Finally, another potential suspect with the means to carry out such an operation is Israel.
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do not hold your breath
Is it possible that the brothel network was an espionage mission aimed at gathering important information from powerful players? The facts certainly seem to indicate that it could be so.
Will we ever know if this is the case? Unlikely given the embarrassment it would cause the US government, let alone everyone involved on the agent list.
Just as the full list of Epstein's clients remains a mystery, the location of the UFOs, who killed JFK, who sabotaged the Nord Stream pipeline, so too do I bet on these sexual deviants and which country carried out the massive honeypot in Boston and DC. But I'm not sure what's worse: that government officials and “intellectual giants” engaged in human trafficking, or that they were stupid enough to fill out a membership application with the same detailed details as a job application on LinkedIn.
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