Illegal Spa Shut Down, Woman Gets Prostitution Charge In Hyde Park Bust: Police
A Queens woman has been arrested on prostitution charges following an investigation that shut down a Dutchess County spa accused of offering illegal massage services, police announced.
On Thursday, Aug. 28, around 3 p.m., Hyde Park Police arrested Zhanglian Liao, 48, of Flushing, Queens, after a probe into Pine Woods Spa, located at 7 Pine Woods Rd. in Hyde Park, the department announced on Friday, Aug. 29.
According to police, community members had lodged multiple complaints about suspected illegal activity at the business. Investigators discovered that Liao was operating the spa out of Su…
Hotels, Drugs, Violence Used By Barbados Man To Traffic Suffolk Woman
A man has been convicted of sex trafficking after using drugs and violence to force a woman into prostitution across Suffolk County, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
Michael Howell, 65, of Brooklyn and originally from Barbados, was convicted by a jury on Aug. 26, 2025, of two counts of sex trafficking and several related charges following a trial before Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney.
Howell compelled his victim to perform sex acts for money between April 2023 and February 2024, renting hotel rooms …
Inside Sex Trafficking Empire Runout Of Camp Hill: Cash, Luxury Apartment, Fugitive On The Run
They built a criminal empire out of fake spas, cash, and exploited women. One vanished before trial. The other just got sentenced to decades in prison.
The Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office issued an update on Monday, Aug. 25, confirming the fate of Zigui “Lisa” Zheng—and the disappearance of her co-defendant, Yan Qiu, after both were convicted of running a sex trafficking ring across Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia.
Spa Boss Sentenced After Shocking Trial
Zheng, 48, was sentenced to 10.5 to 21 years in state prison on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, after a jury found her guilty of…
Rotterdam Spa Owner Ran Prostitution Ring Across NY, DOJ Says
A New York woman is accused of running a multi-county prostitution ring at her massage parlors.
Qingqin “Coco” Xie was charged with racketeering in Albany federal court on Wednesday, Aug. 20, following a two-year investigation involving the FBI, New York State Police, IRS, and Homeland Security Investigations.
The probe culminated in a multi-agency police raid on Xie’s massage spas in Saratoga, Schenectady, Albany, Rensselaer, and Ulster counties, as Daily Voice reported.
According to the criminal complaint, obtained by Daily Voice, online sex advertisements directed customers to Xie’s Moo…
Prostitution Bust: Woman Arrested At Pawling Spa, Police Say
A woman was arrested at a Dutchess County spa after allegedly offering sex for money, police said.
The arrest happened on Wednesday, Aug. 13, when New York State Police said they conducted an enforcement operation at Hi7-Spa at 4 Oak St. in the village of Pawling, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 19.
The operation followed a complaint of suspected prostitution first reported on Monday, July 21, police said.
During the investigation, 50-year-old Xuekun Lin of Davenport, Florida, allegedly offered sexual intercourse for money and was also found to be working without a valid New York St…
Massage Parlor Prostitution Caught By Community Complaint Prompting Raid At East Northport Spa
A community complaint led Suffolk County Police to raid Vernal Spa in East Northport, resulting in the arrests of two women on Thursday, July 31.
Second Precinct Crime Section officers, working with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Ordinance Inspectors, carried out the raid at 502B Larkfield Road, according to Suffolk County Police.
Danping Yu, 61, of Amityville, and Yuyun Xu, 53, of Flushing, were both charged with Felony Unauthorized Practice of a Profession and Misdemeanor Prostitution, police said.
During the raid, the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Code Enforcement Inspect…
Two Women Arrested In East Northport Massage Parlor Raid: Suffolk County Police
Two women were arrested during a raid at a massage parlor in East Northport, Suffolk County Police announced on Wednesday, July 30.
Yu Lan Li, 60, and Suhong Lyu, 50, both of Flushing, were taken into custody following an investigation into Wonderful Body and Foot Spa Massage, located at 2006 Jericho Turnpike, according to the department.
Police said the raid was conducted by Second Precinct Crime Section officers, working in coordination with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Ordinance Inspectors, after a community complaint.
Both women were charged with Felony Unauthorized Practice…
