MA AG charges man, woman with operating Framingham brothels

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — A New York man and a Framingham woman were arraigned in Middlesex County Superior Court Friday on human trafficking charges for allegedly running two brothels in downtown Framingham.

The alleged brothels were located only blocks away from the Framingham Police Station.

Forty-seven-year-old Samuel Herrera of Queens, NY and 38-year-old Alejandra Arguello-Uribe of Framingham are facing a long list of charges, including trafficking a person for sexual servitude and maintaining a house of prostitution.

The charges result from a months-long investigation conducted by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office, Mass State Police, and Framingham Police.

Prosecutors allege Herrera was offering women from Central and South America for sex, at an address in Framingham.

Herrera allegedly sent an advertisement, featuring a partially nude photo of a victim, to a list of clients every week, typically when a new woman arrived at the address.

According to the investigation, a woman would work weekly, from Sunday to Saturday at the address, or she would be driven to locations in other town where men would pay to have sex with her.

Up to 30 men a day paid up to $50 cash for 15 minutes of sex.

Herrera allegedly told Mass State Police investigators he would find victims through “word of mouth” and that they would arrange their own travel to his address.

According to court documents, after Mass State Police served a search warrant on Herrera’s Framingham property, he disappeared to New York in June 2020.

Authorities allege after Herrera left Massachusetts, he contacted Alejandra Arguello-Uribe, and arranged for her to run a second brothel in Framingham.

Arguello-Uribe allegedly told police she ran the second brothel at Herrera’s direction and kept daily hours of 10 a.m.- 11 p.m.

Herrera and Aguello-Uribe both are originally from Columbia. Aguello also has ties to Spain.

A judge set a $50,000 cash bail for Herrera and $5,000 cash bail for Aguello-Uribe.

If they make bail, a judge ordered both to surrender passports and travel documents.

They are prohibited from leaving Massachusetts and must wear GPS Monitoring devices.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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