Federal prosecutors have charged eight people who were allegedly involved in a prostitution ring in three metro Atlanta counties.
Court records accuse the suspects in connection with an operation that involved at least a dozen prostitutes out of homes in Atlanta, Marietta, Norcross and Duluth.
One of the homes is in a Marietta neighborhood off Seminole Drive, about a mile from the Marietta Square.
"I wouldn't expect it in this neighborhood because it’s more businesslike, but I guess that's a business too," resident Tommy Hill told AM750 & 95.5FM News/TalkWSB.
Authorities say three of the suspects -- Jose Miguel Almonte, Luz M. Gutierrez and Maria Rodriguez Herrera -- actively recruited women since November 2010. They say Almonte also transported women from Georgia to Florida and Alabama.
They say Taina Calderon, Saul Morales Villareal, Romualda Resendiz Perez, Epifania Sanchez Delarosa and Oscar Lnu also played parts in the scheme.
Prosecutors said the suspects used business cards to advertise. Housekeepers were paid up to $350 a week to maintain the homes, watch the women and collect the fees from the clients, they said.
The eight suspects have not yet been assigned attorneys and records indicate they have yet to have a court hearing.
The Associated Press and WSB Radio contributed to this article.
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