European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Korean prostitution network across . By Sharon Cohen associated Pressi t 3 an import business that deals in deception and thrives on lust and greed. The commodity la sex. The imports Are korean women. And profits often depend on a marriage License. Police believe thousands of people and Millora at dollars Are involved  growing korean prostitution. Network that operate Tike a Modem slave ring moving women across the United states and trading them like cattle. Authorities contend Itiat some of the Trade has its beginnings in Sham marriages . Servicemen who meat and marry korean women some already prostitutes in their Homeland. Experts believe some Nan Are paid others duped by women eager to enter the United states where sex for Safe is More lucrative others they aay Are victims of another sort Man with solid Loving marriages who lose their wives to recruiters who work near military bases in America and entice koreans into prostitution with promises of wealth in seemingly innocent jobs. This problem a t new. The change authorities say is its scope and sophistication expanding from big cities such 33 new York Philadelphia. Houston and the Seattle Tacoma area to quiet suburbs. We had no idea what a massive organization it really is,1 said William Dwyer police chief of farming on kills mich., a Detroit suburb where 17 people All but one korean were arrested in raids last fall on five health spa. It s just a9 big As the mafia said Neal Leonard a vice officer in the Houston police department and an expert on asian organized crime. People look at it and think it s just a Little prostitution. Thai s just  Soma korean american leaders complain they be bean tarred by the actions of a few. Others deny such a network exists and say police exaggerate the problem. Every race has a Small number with a problem said Yong Moon president of the korean association in Junction City kan., next to fort Riley. I say it s less than 1  in Junction City about 400 people mostly koreans met this Spring to denounce As i responsive and overblown reports about local koreans involved in prostitution. Korean leaders urged anyone involved in illegal activity to Stop. Koreans from the Detroit area have placed ads condemning prostitution in the Korea times a Chicago based newspaper. Police Are Quick to note Only a fraction of koreans in the United Stales Are involved nut concern has heightened prompting the Fri in Kansas cily and Detroit the Michigan state police the immigration and naturalization service and local authorities in several states to Lake a harder look. The ins set up a task Force this Spring to investigate organized and coordinated efforts by koreans la enter into this country and engage in Prosl Laullon said senior special agent Mark Lordan. The Way they re doing it is through fraudulent marriages we  we is live there s a loosely knit network Riordan added. We do see the girls systematically moving throughout the country san Francisco Houston Seattle Cleveland. We think there s millions and millions of dollars being  Riordan said Trie is was investigating reports that marriage brokers had paid servicemen $500 to $10.000 each in wed korean women so they could enter the United states and then get divorced. If resources permit and the military approves the is will interview hundreds of Man who  women while in the military in the past three years and have since divorced he said. The defense department will help locate military personnel said spokesman Jim Turner but will await. Ins results to determine f them to a problem. " ins efforts Are geared primarily toward the army because Soldier comprise about 75 percent  than 40,000 . Servicemen in Korea. The army says about 20,000 soldiers in Korea return to the United states each year. In 1965,2,777 soldiers married korean women in the first half of this year the number was 1/w4, the army said. The army says it has no reported cases of gis being disciplined for taking part in Sham marriages. However spokesmen say the army beefed up its policies last december and now requires . Soldiers in Korea who want to marry to sign an affidavit saying they understand it is illegal to knowingly engage in fraudulent Union. The  said  to. Tib tawn carved outgf5 fog flutter on front Hwn Tami people on the out Klc Don Elf  on in centred waa. Faro a that a going on out Here let atone discover theft often am Pofek be Ieva recruitment begins in the  korean Community att Naiad to numbwtioqfjta1 Are lured with f the vast majority of Korea Ware i Don t want anyone to think Jonet Toi Chy Ifert population Bam Asahe organization   a Takt but he too to. So no two of fuse people there Tot of people into Twat Patar Hong pastoral the korean  of Clr Wjk Date agree at a meeting Tivit Spring korean Leaden asked anyone involved in this