No Happy Ending for Baton Rouge Massage Parlor During Immigration Crackdown
BATON ROUGE, La. — Homeland Security Investigations agents detained 10 Chinese nationals on June 11 during a worksite enforcement operation targeting nine illicit massage businesses in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area. Agents…
No Happy Ending for New Jersey Massage Parlor Running Prostitution Business
DENVILLE, N.J. – Authorities have arrested the owner of a massage business on Route 10 and another individual in connection with an alleged prostitution operation, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday.…
No Happy Ending for New Jersey Massage Parlor Busted for Giving Customers Off-Menu Services
TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy has permanently revoked the license of Essex County massage therapist Peter Petrovic, also known as Jagadisha Peter Petrovic, following allegations…
Serial Armed Robbery Suspect Targeted Massage Parlors and Spas
BOSTON, MA – Li Wen Tang, a 33-year-old man from Malden, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a series of violent armed robberies targeting spas.…
Roommate arrested for murder of woman at Queens Massage Parlor
QUEENS, N.Y. — Police are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred Tuesday at a bodywork spa on Kissena Boulevard in Queens. Authorities say a 25-year-old man, identified as Jiahai Ma, entered the…
Toms River Massage Parlor Part of New Jersey and New York Prostitution Ring
NEWARK, NJ – Today, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced charges against four individuals accused of operating illicit massage parlors in New Jersey and New York. The defendants, Zhejun Piao, 37, a…
No Happy Ending for Jersey Shore Massage Parlor Madame
A Jersey Shore massage parlor operator is in trouble after police discovered illegal up-charged services that weren’t on the official price sheet. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, alongside Barnegat Township Police…
Two Women Arrested in Sex Trafficking Probe of Maryland Massage Parlors
Montgomery County, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department’s Vice and Intelligence Unit have arrested two women on prostitution-related charges following a six-month investigation into illicit activities at several massage…
Frederick Police Department Cracks Down on Prostitution at Massage Parlors
FREDERICK, MD – Following anonymous tips, the Frederick Police Department, spearheaded by Detective Sharpe, joined forces with multiple law enforcement agencies to address allegations of prostitution within several massage parlors across Frederick…
Police Bust Asian Massage Parlors for Promoting Prostitution in New Jersey
EVESHAM, NJ – The Evesham Police Investigative Bureau, following reports of prostitution and potential human trafficking, has conducted a detailed investigation of several massage establishments during November and December. The focus of…
Former San Diego Police Officer and Three Others Sentenced for Crimes Stemming from Years-long Operation of Illicit Massage Businesses
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 13, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Peter Griffin, a retired San Diego police vice detective, attorney, and private investigator, was sentenced in federal court today to 33 months…
Illegally operating massage therapists from NYC charged for prostitution in Maryland
LAUREL, MD – The Vice Unit of the Anne Arundel County Police Department conducted an investigation into RL Therapy, situated at 3513 Laurel Fort Meade Road in Laurel. The operation involved undercover…
Illegal Massage Parlor in Newark Shut Down, Suspect Arrested
NEWARK, DE – On Wednesday, the Newark Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, along with the Delaware Department of Justice, FBI Human Trafficking Task Force, executed a search warrant at the Nice Beauty…
Former Boyfriend Going to Prison for Brutal Attack on Woman inside NYC massage parlor
BROOKLYN, NY – Jun Zhang, 59, has been sentenced today to 17 years in prison for the vicious 2016 attack on his ex-girlfriend, during which he beat and stabbed her, and slashed…
‘Street Gangs Did Not Shoot Six Asian Women’: Abrams Invokes Massage Parlor Shootings In Debate With Kemp
‘Street Gangs Did Not Shoot Six Asian Women’: Abrams Invokes Massage Parlor Shootings In Debate With Kemp Harold Hutchison on October 17, 2022 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams invoked a March…
Brooklyn Massage Parlor Pimp Indicted for Withholding Payroll
NEW YORK, NY – A Queens man who operated a sex trafficking and prostitution business out of his Bay Ridge massage parlor has been indicted. According to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez,…
Watchung Massage Parlor Worker Charged for Prostitution
WATCHUNG, NJ – A New York woman was charged for prostitution while working at a Watchung massage parlor. According to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of…
Former San Diego Vice Detective, Three Others Indicted for Owning and Operating Illicit Massage Businesses
Assistant U. S. Attorney Jill Streja (619) 546-8401 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 12, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Former San Diego Police Officer Peter Griffin and three others are charged in an…
Hunterdon County Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Producing Phony Massage Therapy Training Certificates for Prostitution Businesses
TRENTON, N.J. – A Hunterdon County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for producing and selling fraudulent massage therapy training certificates for use in various New Jersey…
Massage Heights Inks Deal for First Ever Hudson Valley Retreat
Franchisee Expands into New York as Demand for Holistic Wellness Options Grows Tweet this “The last company I worked at as an employee was going through a merger and my position was…
Former Owner of Illicit Massage Parlor Sentenced for Submitting Fraudulent COVID-Relief Loan Applications
BOSTON – The former owner of a massage parlor pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with filing fraudulent applications for pandemic-related loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act in…