Massage Shop Shutdown Process
[QUOTE=Member#2227;6737916]The next thought was how happy I am that it shut down painlessly and wasn't busted with anyone in there. Which led me to come up with the crazy idea that somehow the po po cut a deal with her and now has access to our text message records. Obviously silly because she's still running the WH location and there's no way to go from texting for an appointment to any illegal activity unless you were dumb enough to request specific acts in the text. [/QUOTE]High probability there was no police involved at all because there were no charges and no raid for evidence gathering. Most likely Hannah sent her standard false allegations letter to their landlord with collateral support of Rubmaps Reviews and online ads. Despite this unsubstantiated hearsay "proof" most property management companies are panicking and illegally terminating tenant leases. Without any savvy legal support, the shops are quietly closing and vacating the premises.
LucaBrasi2020 Clear Your Inbox
I have a follow up on the TG PMs we have shared.
River.
Burner Phone & Prepaid Service for Hobby?
[QUOTE=Member#2227;6737916] About 10 or 15 years ago there was a giant bust in Phoenix and the names of all of the clients were on a list. I had traveled there a few months before and set up an appointment using a burner phone and fake last name which was dutifully reported in the database. These days are use Google voice which doesn't give the same level of protection I suppose.[/QUOTE]For "Hobby Calls & Texts" consider buying a cheap "Burner Phone" and "Pre-paid Service" with CASH so there is NO link or connection to you regardless of who gets the number.
TracFone is a good provider with Service Cards sold in most chain retailers, grocery and electronic stores. You download service on their network without email or any other identification other the phone number.
Time For Shops To Push-Back?
[QUOTE=BigBobAtl;6738283]I can't imagine the shop owners seeking out "savvy legal support" when they know it's obvious what's going on, so why make themselves a target of investigation / raid / arrests / IRS audits etc by being uncooperative? Today it's just an AG letter but who knows what the next steps they intend to take are? And you know it's likely there will be more. They aren't just sending letters and then forgetting about it. Got to keep spending our tax monies on protecting the "victims". I'd rather they quietly find another location..... [/QUOTE]I certainly understand the difficult and vulnerable position every shop owner is in. However, there are a few additional issues and perspectives:
Collectively, the shops that have been closed represent several million dollars annual revenue (which will totally be lost if those shops are unable to relocate and start-up again) Not sure I agree with 50,100 or more shops just bend over with a submissive "Thank you Ma'am, May I have another?
If you look very carefully at the letters sent to the Property Management Companies (Landlords), there are some serious "Prosecutorial Misconduct Violations" including: Asserting Facts that are not in Evidence, Mischaracterizing Evidence, Interfering with a Defendant's Constitutional Rights and Tortious Interference (for Slandering massage shops that have not been convicted of the crimes alleged to the third party Landlords).
The author of these Landlord letters is a young, inexperienced prosecutor and Atlanta has several attorneys that have successfully obtained financial damages for clients that were harmed by similar inappropriate conduct.
In a perfect world, it would be spectacular to see 25-50 shops band together with "savvy legal support" and teach the kids a few new lessons that weren't taught in law school!
Tried iSpa a couple weeks ago myself, but.
[QUOTE=Traveller501;6738462]This place is closed. All signs and posters are out of the windows and the lights are off. I was just there the end of November to see Amy. Anyone know what happened?[/QUOTE]Wondered what was up when they didn't answer phone or respond to text as they had previously. Sunny Day Spa down Johnson Ferry closed about the same time, although Kelly said they were increasing the rent too much, while others said the landlord wanted the space for a new tenant that needed more space. Sisi also just closed over by the Big Chicken. Not sure if there's some connection, or suddenly every landlord is jacking up rents. Seems a bit suspicious and coincidental to me.