Mar 06 2010
Miami Massage Parlors: Miami-Dade police raid massage parlors offering sexual favors
Miami-Dade police raid massage parlors offering sexual favors
By Diana Moskovitz
The Miami Herald
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 few “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 said. He ran the parlors for about 12 years, police spokesman Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said.
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All seven massage parlors were shut down Tuesday. Miami-Dade police identified them as: