Mar 02 2010
Miami Massage Parlors: Miami-Dade police name four in massage parlors’ `sexual activities’
About a dozen people were arrested Tuesday in a crackdown on massage parlors that allegedly offered sexual services in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
The investigation, dubbed Operation Fallen Angel, led Miami-Dade police to six massage parlors in Miami-Dade and one in South Broward.
Police said their owner and operator, Michael Angelini, 47, of Miami Beach, would apply for occupational licenses using his brother’s name. Then, a handful of “trusted girls” would teach the new girls how to perform sexual acts with clients while making it look as though they were providing “body scrubs,” police said.
Angelini made $30,000 to $40,000 a month, police alleged. He ran the parlors for about 12 years, police spokesman Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said.
On Tuesday, undercover officers went into the locations, Zabaleta said. Officers arranged with employees for sexual favors, and moments later the arrest teams moved in.
All seven massage parlors were shut down Tuesday.