Date: 11-29-2014

Case Style: United States of America v. Yong Jin Zhang

Case Number: 5:14-cr-40068-JTM

Judge: JTM

Court: United States District Court for the District of Kansas (Shawnee County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Randy Hendershot

Defendant's Attorney: Kent Hall and Jackie Rubusek

Description: TOPEKA, KS - A man and a woman who operated massage parlors in Topeka were sentenced in federal court here for running a prostitution business.

Yong Jin Zhang, 56, Topeka, Kan., and Yu Lan Su, 50, Topeka, Kan., was sentenced to time served and a year on supervised release. They were arrested

Zhang and Su pleaded guilty to one count of transporting women in interstate commerce for the purpose of prostitution. In his plea, Zhang admitted the crime occurred while he and Su were operating Life Long Foot Massage at 5620 SW 29th Street in Topeka and JJ’s Massage at 1107 SW Gage in Topeka. Working undercover, a detective with the Topeka Police Department posed as a customer and arranged for an Asian female employee of Life Long Foot Massage to perform a sexual act. The employee was a citizen of China who was in the United States unlawfully. The defendants were aware employees were performing sex acts with customers.

Grissom commended the Topeka Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations.

Outcome: See above

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