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The criminal complaint against Rentboy begins with DHS Special Agent Susan Ruiz explaining her field of expertise. She has, she testifies, "participated in numerous investigations involving crimes related to violations of immigration laws," including "petitions and applications submitted by individuals seeking immigration benefits."
Having scoured the complaint, Leonard thinks DHS was first made aware of Rentboy as a result of the company applying for a special employment visa that used language making it clear what the site was all about. "After 9/11, visa applications were put under DHS as part of their mandate," Leonard noted. "They screen all work-related visas. I suspect that's what activated this after 17 years in business."
Mr. Hurant, 52, pleaded guilty in October to charges of promoting prostitution in connection with running Rentboy, which he founded in 1997 and stocked with escort profiles listing various sexual services and fees. According to federal prosecutors, the website received about 500,000 unique visitors a day and charged up to $300 for an advertisement, earning Mr. Hurant gross proceeds of more than $10 million from 2010 to 2015 alone.
originally posted by: TerryMcGuire
a reply to: Freeborn
Well, I was going to reiterate what I posted earlier but was motivated to follow your sureness and in doing so I found this.
The criminal complaint against Rentboy begins with DHS Special Agent Susan Ruiz explaining her field of expertise. She has, she testifies, "participated in numerous investigations involving crimes related to violations of immigration laws," including "petitions and applications submitted by individuals seeking immigration benefits."
Having scoured the complaint, Leonard thinks DHS was first made aware of Rentboy as a result of the company applying for a special employment visa that used language making it clear what the site was all about. "After 9/11, visa applications were put under DHS as part of their mandate," Leonard noted. "They screen all work-related visas. I suspect that's what activated this after 17 years in business."
www.vice.com...
So, from reading this I find that the company DID indeed take an active interest in securing legality for those who used this site and indeed from elsewhere found that the CEO was found guilty of promoting prostitution.
Mr. Hurant, 52, pleaded guilty in October to charges of promoting prostitution in connection with running Rentboy, which he founded in 1997 and stocked with escort profiles listing various sexual services and fees. According to federal prosecutors, the website received about 500,000 unique visitors a day and charged up to $300 for an advertisement, earning Mr. Hurant gross proceeds of more than $10 million from 2010 to 2015 alone.
www.nytimes.com...
So thank you Freeborn for your persistence in pushing me towards what now appears to be a fuller understanding of that situation.