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    A New York man pleaded guilty to his role in an interstate child prostitution ring that operated between 1999-2005 in several U.S. cities. Demetrius Lemus conspired with others to transport underage girls to work as prostitutes, hiding over $800,000 in proceeds. Lemus faces 5-30 years in prison. The case is part of an initiative that has resulted in over 500 arrests and 100 convictions of those involved in child prostitution.

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    A New York man pleaded guilty to his role in an interstate child prostitution ring that operated between 1999-2005 in several U.S. cities. Demetrius Lemus conspired with others to transport underage girls to work as prostitutes, hiding over $800,000 in proceeds. Lemus faces 5-30 years in prison. The case is part of an initiative that has resulted in over 500 arrests and 100 convictions of those involved in child prostitution.

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    US Department of Justice Official Release - 01603-06 CRM 580

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    A New York man pleaded guilty to his role in an interstate child prostitution ring that operated between 1999-2005 in several U.S. cities. Demetrius Lemus conspired with others to transport underage girls to work as prostitutes, hiding over $800,000 in proceeds. Lemus faces 5-30 years in prison. The case is part of an initiative that has resulted in over 500 arrests and 100 convictions of those involved in child prostitution.

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CRM

    WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2006 (202) 514-2007


    WWW.USDOJ.GOV TDD (202) 514-1888

    New York Man Enters Guilty Plea For


    His Role In An Interstate Child
    Prostitution Ring
    WASHINGTON – A pimp from New York City who recruited and prostituted
    minor girls in several U.S. cities pleaded guilty in federal court, Assistant Attorney
    General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Christopher J.
    Christie of the District of New Jersey announced today.

    Demetrius Lemus, 37, of New York City entered a plea of guilty today before U.S.
    District Judge Freda L. Wolfson to conspiracy to transport minors to engage in
    prostitution.

    According to the plea agreement, Lemus was part of a prostitution ring operating
    from 1999 through 2005 in various U.S. cities, including Atlantic City, N.J.; New
    York City (including Manhattan and Hunts Point in the Bronx); Las Vegas; Boston;
    and Miami. Other members of the conspiracy, including Melissa Ramlakhan, Anna
    Argyroudis, Emily Collins-Koslosky, Jacqueline Collins-Koslosky and Kemyra
    Jemerson, allegedly recruited and transported young girls to and from various cities
    in order to have them work as prostitutes for pimp Matthew D. Thompkins.
    Members of the conspiracy would also hide the proceeds of the illegal prostitution
    enterprise by converting the proceeds into U.S. postal and Western Union money
    orders in amounts under the legal reporting requirement of $3,000. To date, over
    $800,000 in U.S. postal and Western Union money orders have been identified as
    having been purchased and used by members of the conspiracy. Ramlakhan,
    Argyroudis, Emily and Jacqueline Collins-Koslosky, and Jemerson have all pleaded
    guilty and are awaiting sentencing. Thompkins is scheduled for trial in January
    2007.

    Lemus faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison to a maximum of 30


    years and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is currently scheduled for Dec. 8, 2006.

    The case is part of the “Innocence Lost” initiative, a cooperative effort to prevent
    and prosecute cases involving child prostitution between the FBI, the Criminal
    Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section and the National Center for
    Missing and Exploited Children. To date, the Innocence Lost Initiative has resulted
    in 228 open investigations, 543 arrests, 86 complaints, 121 informations or
    indictments, and 94 convictions in both the federal and state systems.

    The case is being investigated by Special Agent Daniel Garrabrant of the FBI and
    Special Agent Tara Nevrincean of the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector
    General and is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Sherri A. Stephan of the Child
    Exploitation and Obscenity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Richardson
    of the District of New Jersey in Camden.

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    06-580

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