AND MEANWHILE IN L.A., 11 CHARGED IN FED INDICTMENT ALLEDING EXTENSIVE SEX TRAFFICKING OF MINORS AND YOUNG WOMEN

LOS ANGELES – Federal and local law enforcement today arrested six members and associates of the South Los Angeles-based Hoover Criminal Gang charged in a 31-count indictment that charges them with racketeering conspiracy including sex trafficking of children and adults through force, fraud, or coercion – including runaways and children from the foster care system – on the Figueroa Corridor of Los Angeles, recruiting victims through social media and branding them with tattoos. MORE AT Central District of California | 11 Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging Extensive Sex Trafficking of Minors and Young Women Along South L.A.’s Figueroa Corridor | United States Department of Justice