By: Laura Soukkavong
BOSTON — A Middlesex Superior Court jury has convicted a 58-year-old Malden man of sex trafficking, deriving support from prostitution and money laundering following a two-week trial involving the trafficking of women for commercial sex across Greater Boston, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office announced Friday.
Eric Yuen was found guilty of three counts of sex trafficking, one count of deriving support from prostitution and one count of money laundering. His bail was revoked after the verdict. Sentencing is scheduled for November 17, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. in Middlesex Superior Court.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, the investigation began after Cambridge police provided a tip to Homeland Security Investigations. Investigators determined that between July 2021 and March 2022, Yuen harbored women at his Malden residence and transported them to hotels and private homes throughout Greater Boston for commercial sex.
Authorities said Yuen advertised commercial sex services online, including on a website known as Skip the Games, arranged appointments with buyers and transported women to and from those meetings.
Yuen collected a share of the money paid by buyers and used the proceeds to cover rent, utilities, transportation and other expenses connected with the trafficking operation, according to prosecutors.
The investigation also uncovered financial transactions associated with Encore Boston Harbor that prosecutors said Yuen used to launder money from the trafficking activity.
Financial records showed substantial cash deposits and gambling transactions. Prosecutors said some of those transactions involved Yuen gambling briefly before cashing out.
During the trial, the prosecution presented financial records, digital and physical evidence, and testimony documenting Yuen’s role in facilitating the operation.
Assistant Attorneys General Amanda Paull, deputy chief of the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Division, and Robert Reed of the White Collar and Public Integrity Division prosecuted the case.
The prosecution team received assistance from financial investigator Shannon Chan, victim witness advocate Victoria Rossi, paralegals Ella Griswold and Kasey Mazzone, Attorney General’s Office fellow Bryan Pimentel and Paul Melaragni of the office’s Digital Evidence Lab.
The investigation involved Homeland Security Investigations and the Massachusetts State Police, with assistance from the Cambridge Police Department.
The Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Division investigates and prosecutes trafficking cases in coordination with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, victim advocates and community organizations. Its work also includes assisting survivors and raising awareness about human trafficking.
People who believe they are experiencing human trafficking or suspect someone else is being trafficked may contact the Commonwealth’s Anti-Trafficking Task Force at 617-420-6315 or CATTaskForce@mass.gov.
Assistance is also available through the 24-hour National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.