announced today the results of a nine-month investigation into an illegal sex trafficking ring operating in the bay area. >> approximately 100 women were recovered. >> they say they confiscated millions of dollars in cash from inside the businesses. >> that was a big wake-up call. >> in early 2005, after local businessmen were arrested for enslaving over 100 korean women in downtown san francisco, mayor newsom ordered city raids on massage parlors, raids newsome attended. >> i walked in once, kid you not, large guy, 5:30, downtown financial district in downtown san francisco in an office building, you would never know what was going on, walked in right there, young girl is thrown off this guy as we raided the place and this guy has a wedding ring on. this is real. it's a disgrace. >> but federal prosecution of trafficking takes years so the mayor and his staff chose not to wait. >> once we knew that those sites, those particular establishments with known addresses were trafficking and

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