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Family-run massage businesses fronted California commercial sex operation

Newseze Wire·Thu, Oct 1, 3:45 AMWire: KTLA Los Angeles
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Family-run massage businesses fronted California commercial sex operation

Four members of a family-run criminal enterprise that prosecutors say used massage businesses as fronts for commercial sex operations and laundered the proceeds through banks, real estate, casinos and other assets have been convicted in…

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