This is the same conclusion that I came to
These busts appear to not have much to do with prositution. To me it appears that the leader(s) that ran these establishments have ticked off LE and now LE has a Raging HardOn for them and anyone who is associated with the leaders.
Additionally, in the busts last summer, they seized quite a bit of cash, and tons of assets, to the tune of millions of dollars. These busts were really not much more than a cash grab. Now those agencies have some funding, that will help offset the investigations. In the eyes of the leaders of these LE agencies, these cops have earned their keep.
The other AMP's may or may not get busted soon. I'd say it has a lot to do with the owners, and exactly what they are up to. Remember, these are criminal organizations. There could be all kinds of crimes, murder, rape, beatings, etc. LE may not have been able to get the evidence for those crimes, but they sure got evidence on something they could use to take all of these peoples posessions.
Although the busts seem massive, really its not. They took down one person or group that happened to run a bunch of these establishments.
Remember, there are all kinds of enforement agencies. The agencies that inspect for massage therapist permits, may not be the Police, but they do have an enforement authority.
The bottom line, if no one talks about Inglewood, the establishments that are left will not be able to support themselves and will move elsewhere. That is not what we are looking to do. The risk is, by talking about them, we do make it more obvious what those businesses are about. But, who is kidding who? Not too many people believe those parlors are simply a place to get a back rub! Pretending that they are not something else isn't going to fool even the most gullible of people.
As risky as it might appear, don't let this thread, Massage Parlor Reports in Inglewood die. Remember there are other forums that routinely and encourage the sharing of the most intimate of details in these places. In fact, Yumi at Tokyo has over 90 reviews at that site, yet that place hasn't been busted yet, as far as I know.
[QUOTE=TodoMundo]The most recent closures (LP, LE, ...) and last years closure of OA would appear to be the biggest hits in years. I'd be interested to see if any of the recent 40 count indictment by the feds had anything to do with prostitution. These were very popular places, yet their downfall didn't appear to be a direct investigation of their alleged prostitution practices.
If you're to believe the IRS press release, these most recent closures were an outgrowth of a smuggling investigation.
OA's closure last year was spurred by an investigation by some CA state agency that oversees the training of masseuses. Apparently, some of the workers at OA had obtained their documentation (permits?) improperly.
The only other major closure of recent memory would by Hou's in Southgate (the Costco of MPs). I don't recall what motivated that closure. But I seem to recall some local city official scandal going on at the same time.[/QUOTE]
LS Monger ready to venture out
I've been to LS around 30 times now, and have sampled all the goods I'm interested in. I'm into strictly Latinas with huge bolt-on's. I know of a couple other spots, but I'd like a heads up before I head out to new pastures. I'd love a quiet spot with similar no-frills full service in the 562 area. Let me know guys. LS is still tha shit though.
Re: Dude, YOU are mistaken
[QUOTE=Vlad De Sade]OCA,
...And even still I believe in retrospect I compromised our favorite spot in the West SFV. I was just so happy I had to share it w/the whole, wide, world. And now I have nothing to share at all.
Okay, I am done w/this topic. I am going off the grid, off the radar and off my rocker. There is nothing salient to post here publicly anymore. Hopefully, YOU guys will get it together before our entire HOBBY is GONE!!!
Laterz, V da Sadist[/QUOTE]
I agree. The great places get plenty of business without our "help".