2 sentenced to prison for Tri-State massage parlor prostitution ring – Local 12

by WKRC Thu, July 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM Two people will spend the next two years in prison for their roles in an illegal prostitution ring operating out of a Symmes Township massage parlor. (Provided) SYMMES TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) – Two people will spend the next two years in prison for their roles in an illegal prostitution ring operating out of a Symmes Township massage parlor. Yinliu Shi and Zhiguo Zhang were sentenced to two years in prison. A third person involved in the case, Pingwei Cheng, remains on the run. Shi and Zhang, described as natives of Flushing, New York, pleaded guilty to operating the brothel out of the Sunflower Spa on Loveland Madeira Road. In addition to taking money for sex acts at the spa, the three were said to have laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars through multiple bank accounts. The illegal activity began as early as June 2023.
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