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Alleged Conspirators Arrested for Running St. Thomas Strip Club as Prostitution Ring and Harboring Illegal Aliens

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Federal authorities in the District of the Virgin Islands arrested three defendants — including Hussein Jamil, also known as 'Hus' — on charges of running a prostitution ring out of a St. Thomas strip club and harboring undocumented immigrants. The Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney Adam Sleeper announced the arrests following a criminal complaint and arrest warrants issued by a federal judge. The charges involve sex trafficking and immigration harboring offenses. The case is at the complaint stage, meaning no indictment has been returned yet. Two additional co-conspirators were arrested alongside Jamil.

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Alleged Conspirators Arrested for Running St. Thomas Strip Club as Prostitution Ring and Harboring Illegal Aliens

Media Coverage · April 20, 2026

Federal agents arrested three people in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on charges tied to running a prostitution ring and harboring undocumented immigrants out of a strip club called Tootsys Gentlemen's Club. The defendants — Hussein Jamil (56), Magda Castro Santos (39), and Julio Hidaldo De Pena (65) — face charges authorized by a federal judge in the District of the Virgin Islands following a criminal complaint

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  • Sex trafficking and prostitution ring operation
  • Harboring undocumented immigrants
  • Criminal complaint stage — no indictment yet
  • Multi-defendant conspiracy charges in District of the Virgin Islands
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Federal agents arrested three people in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on charges tied to running a prostitution ring and harboring undocumented immigrants out of a strip club called Tootsys Gentlemen's Club. The defendants — Hussein Jam
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St. Thomas , U.S. Virgin Islands – Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Adam Sleeper announced today that U.S. law enforcement arrested three members of an alleged conspiracy running a prostitution ring and harboring illegal aliens in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. A federal judge in the District of the Virgin Islands issued a criminal complaint and authorized arrest warrants charging Hussein Jamil, a.k.a. Hus

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Alleged Conspirators Arrested for Running St. Thomas Strip Club as Prostitution Ring and Harboring Illegal Aliens

Federal agents arrested three people in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on charges tied to running a prostitution ring and harboring undocumented immigrants out of a strip club called Tootsys Gentlemen's Club. The defendants — Hussein Jamil (56), Magda Castro Santos (39), and Julio Hidaldo De Pena (65) — face charges authorized by a federal judge in the District of the Virgin Islands following a criminal complaint filed by DOJ Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva and U.S. Attorney Adam Sleeper. The complaint alleges the three played distinct roles in a coordinated criminal operation centered on the club.

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