More trouble on the horizon??
[url]http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2007/3/28/234856.html[/url]
A bill before the Florida legislature would make it a third-degree felony for an owner of a strip club or massage parlor to allow prostitution on the premises.
The bill would also give whistleblower status to employees who report their bosses for breaking the law, meaning they could not be retaliated against.
"I'm sure that we would learn much more about it if people were encouraged to come forward and be given some protection to come forward," said Rep. Dorothy Hukill (R-Port Orange), who sponsored the bill. "It's very difficult to come forward, especially when you've been in a situation when you're coerced and you're intimidated."
An employee who blows the whistle on a massage parlor or strip club would be offered one-third of the value of any seized assets if there's a conviction.
If a strip club or massage parlor owner is convicted of a third-degree felony they could serve up to five years in prison.
Hispanic Massage Parlors?
One thing that surprises me, is that with the large hispanic population in this state and the willingness of some to work hard for pretty low wages, why aren't there any hispanic massage parlors? You would think that the money made in such a place would be a strong incentive to engage in such work. Do you think the lack of interest is an effect of the Catholic religion, or is there some other repressing factor? I find it strange.
of what use this old history?
This bust happened last august. What is the point?
[QUOTE=Mymustang]Tampa, Florida - Tampa Police conducted an undercover operation yesterday and arrested three men at two Asian massage parlors. Officers said the Bangkok Health Club and the Magic Health Club, both on West Kennedy, allowed prostitution to take place in their business and operated without a license.
The Criminal Intelligence Bureau says the spas were using massage advertising as a legitimate way to attract customers for prostitution.
Undercover detectives say they faced difficulty building prostitution cases against these businesses in the past. This time they say they developed felony cases because the businesses were operating without the proper licenses through the Florida Department of Health.
The Florida Department of Health, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the State Attorney's Office worked with the Tampa Police Department's Criminal Intelligence Bureau to conduct the undercover operation.
The operation also resulted in a cash seizure of $2,660 from the Bangkok Health Club Massage and $2,570 from the Magic Health Spa.
Officers arrested Sun Deog Lee and Mi Suk Radau of the Bangkok Health Club Massage and Ji Young Park of the Magic Health Spa. An immigration hold has also been placed on Lee.[/QUOTE]