BOSTON (WWLP) - A guilty plea has been entered for one of the men charged in connection with high-end brothels in the Boston area and Virginia. High-end brothel case in Massachusetts moves to federal grand jury From at least July 2020, three suspects, 41-year-old Han Lee of Cambridge, 68-year-old James Lee of Torrance, Calif., and 31-year-old Junmyung Lee of Dedham, allegedly operated an interstate prostitution network with several brothels in Cambridge and Watertown and persuaded women, mostly Asian women, to travel to Massachusetts to engage in prostitution. It is also alleged that the suspects would rent high-end apartments and transform them into brothels. The rent for some of these locations went as high as $3,664 a month. The women involved in prostitution would stay in these brothels so they didn’t need to find a place to stay, enticing the women to participate in sex. The suspects used two websites to promote their prostitution network in both Massachusetts and Virginia, advertising the women they had working for them. Clients would be required to provide their full name, email, phone number, employer and a reference if they had one. The suspects would use texting to communicate with clients and would send a “menu” of available options at the brothels, including hourly rates and sexual services. According to court documents, sex buyers would be charged anywhere from $350 to $600 per hour for the services and paid in cash. The defendants would conceal the proceeds by depositing hundreds of thousands of dollars into their personal bank accounts and peer-to-peer transfers. The defendants also allegedly purchased money orders to conceal the source of the funds and used them to pay for rent and utilities. One month after their arrests, the U.S. Attorney's office said they would also be seeking charges for clients allegedly involved in the brothel. A total of 28 complaints were submitted in Cambridge District Court for the clients. U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy previously said that the list of alleged clients included politicians, professors, military officers, and pharmaceutical executives. On Wednesday, 31-year-old Junmyung Lee of Dedham pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce one or more individuals to travel in interstate or foreign commerce to engage in prostitution, and one count of money laundering conspiracy. Lee served primarily as the “booker” for the interstate prostitution network earning $6,000-$8,000 per month from Han Lee. A portion of the cash payments went towards the purchase of a Corvette. He was accused of vetting potential buyers, booking appointments, and bringing women to the brothers. At least two cell phones contained over 2,800 verified customers of the prostitution business. (Department of Justice) Lee is scheduled to be sentenced on February 12. Lee was among two others indicted earlier this year in the case. The alleged client list remains sealed. Local News Headlines Congressman Richard Neal met with MassDOT, state, and local leaders to give an update on the West-East Rail project Eversource installing latest electric meter technology in Mass. Five arrested in alleged drug deals near Springfield shelter on Worthington Street Springfield man sentenced to prison in rape case WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.