Overview
- Hennepin County prosecutors announced Monday that four people, including former Anoka County assistant attorney Andrea Leigh Sampson, each face 26 felony counts accusing them of running a coordinated commercial sex operation.
- Charging documents name Frank Devon Reeves as the alleged ringleader, say Viktoriya Komonash recruited and managed victims, and identify Katherine Thomes as the operator of an erotica website used to advertise services.
- Investigators say 13 victims have cooperated so far and described coercive control, forced payments for online ads, multiple daily commercial sex dates, and large shares of earnings taken by the organization.
- Separate Ramsey County and attorney‑general filings allege linked Medicaid fraud by provider LLCs and report more than $4.65 million in related billings, with the Minnesota DHS pausing payments to implicated providers earlier this year.
- All four defendants are in custody with judges setting $1 million bail for each, prosecutors continue to analyze phones and financial records, and officials say more charges and victims are possible as the probe proceeds.