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- The feds busted a "sophisticated" brothel network that serviced politicians, pharma executives, and other high-profile clientele.
- Moments after the bust was announced, online forums for escort services erupted with worry.
- Clients worried that they would be arrested, while others urged people to "shut the fuck up and lawyer up."
Hours after federal prosecutors busted a high-end brothel network — one that allegedly serviced politicians, pharmaceutical executives, military officers, and other high-profile clientele around Virginia and Boston — online forums for escort services erupted into chaos.
"Are we at risk?" one user wrote in a thread related to one of the brothels, located in Boston.