A man accused of being involved in a multi-state sex trafficking scheme who had clients in Seattle and Bellevue appeared in federal court Tuesday. Brandon Washington is accused of trafficking women. Washington, who was arrested on May 2, is charged with two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, coercion and two counts of transportation for the purpose of prostitution. In the Government’s Memorandum in Support of Motion for Detention, pictures posted on social media appear to show a lifestyle of luxury with a Bentley and a jet ski both wrapped in gold, claims of $40,000 spent to furnish a penthouse, and a Seattle apartment that cost more than $4,000 a month to rent. The social media posts are now part of an investigation involving Brandon Washington. "It gave us a lot of clues about how lucrative this business was,” said Nick Brown, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/multi-state-sex-trafficking-scheme-clients-bellevue-seattle/281-e4e28288-89c6-417f-bb9a-ffcef3385b98