Authorities say the most recent cases in California have catered to wealthy Chinese amid a boom in birth tourism from mainland China . The birth tourism business has been charging pregnant women $ hundreds of thousands of dollars for lodging , food and transportation . Owners netted 50,000 and helped more than 400 American babies be born at Orange County hospitals . No arrests were made or charges filed on Tuesday but investigators removed boxes of evidence . Pregnant women were seen around the complex looking confused and one agent reported finding a baby in one apartment .
Authorities say the most recent cases in California have catered to wealthy Chinese amid a boom in birth tourism from mainland China . The birth tourism business has been charging pregnant women $ 50,000 for lodging , food and transportation . Owners netted hundreds of thousands of dollars and helped more than 400 American babies be born at Orange County hospitals . No arrests were made or charges filed on Tuesday but investigators removed boxes of evidence . Pregnant women were seen around the complex looking confused and one agent reported finding a baby in one apartment .