Zhu Hanliang, accused of manipulating prostitution gane and using cleaning business to launder money. (photo of data)
A Chinese man is now accused of laundering money under the name of a Hollywood movie star through a fake cleaning business after being accused of earning as much as A $20,000 a day for running a large-scale prostitution group.
After the police seized a "brothel recruitment center" (brothel call centre) in an apartment in Adelaide earlier this year, Zhu Hanliang, after the police seized a "brothel recruitment center", reported according to the Australian Associated Press and the Advertising newspaper. On Friday, he was charged with eight counts of money laundering at Adelaide Magistrate`s Court.
He applied to relax the bail conditions for home detention so that he could work and take care of children born soon after birth. He also said that the ban on the Internet prevented his wife from contacting her family abroad.
But police prosecutors said in court that Mr. Zhu`s $20, 000-a-day prostitution gane needed only one phone to manipulate, and that the ban was designed to prevent him from getting back into business.
In addition, the police are investigating Zhu Hanliang`s cleaning business, saying he uses the names of several Hollywood stars to keep accounts, so he suspects that the cleaning business is only a tool for money laundering.
But Zhu Hanliang`s lawer said the client was well aware that he was under police surveillance, so it was impossible for him to go out and do things that were not allowed, because it was "very naive and stupid."
Judge today rejected Zhu Hanliang`s request to relax bail conditions and the case is due to take place next month.
Earlier in the hearing, police said Mr. Zhu operated prostitution gane with about 36 sex workers and 19 operators.
According to earlier reports, 31-year-old Zhu Hanliang was born in Hong Kong and has been living in Australia for 12 years on a refugee visa.
(Australian Border Force), the Australian Border Service, and (South Australian Police), the South Australian Police Department, issued a search warrant for Zhu Hanliang`s home in (Northgate), Northgate, and seized a number of computers, mobile phones and A $16000 in cash.
The prosecution told court that prior to Mr Chu`s arrest, Police had searched an apartment in April this year and found a "brothel call centre". Police officers said they had seen some receptionists and reservists at the time, who had booked sexual service. For their clients.
According to financial records, Mr. Zhu made $4,000 a day through prostitution gane, or A $20,000, 000, 000 Australian dollars, or about 40 percent of, prostitution gane`s income, into his pocket.
