An 11 month multi agency investigation has culminated in the arrest 19 individuals for Unauthorized Practice of a Profession, a class E felony under the NYS Education Law. Members of the New York State Attorney General’s Office, agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, NYS Department of Taxation and Finance, Elmsford Police Department, and Greenburgh Police Department Drug and Alcohol Task Force targeted (7) massage parlor establishments throughout the Town of Greenburgh and Village of Elmsford in response to numerous complaints from the respective communities alleging illicit activity at various hours during the day and evening.
On Wednesday, August 14, 2013, the multi agency task force assigned undercover officers to enter the (7) massage parlors as customers under the guise of receiving a massage. This resulted in 19 of the female workers being placed under arrest for not possessing properly licensing under NYS Education Law, section 6512, subdivision 1. A total of 32 individuals associated with the massage parlors were interviewed. HSI agents provided bi-lingual officers to debrief the female workers who are of Asian descent. At this time there is no evidence to suggest that the female workers were trafficked as sex slaves in connection with the businesses.
Search Warrants were executed for 6 of the massage parlors. Various electronic equipment and business records were seized for further investigation.
The following massage parlors were closed as a result of this investigation by the Town of Greenburgh Building department in violation NYS Education Law as well as numerous building code violations under the Town Code;
Aroma Spa Charming Spa Gili / Finest Spa
698 S. Central Avenue 400 S. Central Avenue 114 S. Central Avenue
Scarsdale, NY 10583 Scarsdale, NY 10583 Hartsdale, NY 10530
Forest Yin Spa Crystal Spa
100 N. Central Avenue 332 Tarrytown Road
Hartsdale, NY 10530 White Plains, NY 10607
The following 16 individuals were held for arraignment in Town of Greenburgh Court in connection with this case;
Jinhua Li Mei Xian Piao Shun Jin
Age 42 Age 40 Age 42
3620 Brown Street 136-43 37th Avenue 149-07 Barkley Avenue
Flushing NY 11354 Flushing, NY 11354 Flushing, NY 11354
Horyun Kim Mei Hua Han Xiang Lan Fang
Age 40 Age 39 Age 41
3611 Bowen Street 144-22 34th Street 45-52 168th Street
Flushing, NY 11354 Flushing, NY 11354 Flushing, NY 11354
Chen Piao Yuzi Li Chin Son Yi
Age 50 Age 50 Age 48
147-25 Northern Blvd. 143-30 38th Avenue 134-30 35th Avenue
Flushing, NY 11354 Flushing, NY 11354 Flushing, NY 11354
Yuhua Quan Mei Lan Li Mei Shan Jin
Age 30 Age 36 Age 28
136-43 37th Avenue 137-02 Northern Blvd. 142-25 Northern Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11354 Flushing, NY 11354 Flushing, MNY 11354
Hua Liang Xing Quan Yinna Huang
Age 35 Age 53 Age 28
136-43 37th Avenue 10 Henry Avenue 149-25 Northern Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11354 Palisades Park, NJ 07650 Flushing, NY 11354
Chum Hua Kim
Age 49
36-20 S. Brown Street
Flushing, NY 11354
The above defendants are presently in police custody and will be arraigned later today in Town of Greenburgh Court by the Honorable Delores Braithwaite.
In addition, the following individuals employed at the Darae 54 Spa located at 54 North Central Avenue, Village of Elmsford, were arrested in connection with this investigation and charged with the class E felony of Unauthorized Practice of a Profession under the NYS Education Law, and are being held for arraignment in Village of Elmsford Court;
Meiyan Jin Lian Cui
Age 36 Age 50
38-25 Parsons Blvd. 144-10 Roosevelt Avenue
Flushing, NY 11354 Flushing, NY 11354
Keum Jeon
Age 50
206 64th Street
Bayside, NY
The high level of intelligence sharing and logistical assistance between all of the various agencies concerned was instrumental in closing down the illegal massage parlors in response to the public’s concern. The type of establishments targeted in this case has a negative affect with respect to the quality of life in the community. The investigation into these illegal operations is still ongoing.
PAUL FEINER
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