An Indian couple accused of running a high-end prostitution ring based in Chicago is believed to have done business in the Dallas area.

Federal court documents unsealed in late May detail allegations against Kishan Modugumudi and his wife, Chandra Kala Purnima Modugumudi. Authorities allege that between May 2017 and January 2018 the pair brought five female actresses from India and sold them as prostitutes.

The actresses were part of the Telugu-language film industry from south India called Tollywood.

The couple is charged with one count of importation of aliens for purposes of prostitution. The case is being handled by Homeland Security Investigations.

The actresses traveled around the country, including to the Dallas area, to meet with customers who paid for sex, according to an affidavit attached to the arrest warrants. When the women weren't traveling, they stayed at apartments owned by the couple in Chicago, the affidavit states.

The women told immigration officials they were appearing at cultural events for various Telugu groups. Association officials contacted by authorities say documents purportedly from their group were fake.

One woman told authorities in December 2017 she was scheduled to travel to Irving, where she would perform a Hollywood dance at a New Year's Eve celebration, the affidavit states.

Another woman apparently stayed at a hotel in Frisco in October 2017.

Evidence in the case includes travel and hotel records as well as text messages involving the couple and their customers. Investigators also recovered ledgers with dates and payments for prostitution, the affidavit states.

Text messages included with the affidavit state customers were charged anywhere from several hundred dollars to over $2,000 to have sex with the victims.

The couple was arrested April 30 at Washington Dulles International Airport as they were trying to leave the country, court documents state. The two had overstayed their visas and were in the country illegally, the affidavit states.

They remain in federal custody after prosecutors successfully argued they were a flight risk and a danger to the community.