The drivers would circle Koreatown, piloting a van filled with party girls. The so-called doumi — decked out in bikini tops, short skirts and tight dresses — were looking to get hired at one of the ...

A man who violently extorted Koreatown’s karaoke bar owners for money and controlled the neighborhood’s for-hire women who entertain guests was sentenced to over 22 years in prison, the U.S.

A Woodland Hills man has been charged with shaking down workers in the Koreatown karaoke industry, allegedly enforcing his demands by beating one victim with a baseball bat and shooting another.

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A San Fernando Valley man faces federal charges of extortion after an investigation found that he was allegedly demanding protection money from karaoke businesses in Koreatown. According to a release ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A Los Angeles man has been convicted of ...

KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A 39-year-old Woodland Hills man was found guilty Tuesday of dozens of felonies for extorting Koreatown karaoke companies and sometimes violently attacking victims who ...

An agent with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control walks into a Koreatown club in 2015. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) The drivers would circle Koreatown, piloting a van filled with party ...