ASHTABULA, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Wednesday that law enforcement agencies conducted a raid at the Ashtabula massage parlor Aloha Spa, suspected of engaging in "illicit activity."
According to a release from Yost's office, members of the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force and the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Office executved a search warrant Tuesday at the Aloha Spa on E. Prospect Road.
Yost says investigators discovered evidence that the Aloha Spa was conducting a "sex-for-pay" operation out of a commercial property owned by ALVA LLC. During the raid, detectives and task force members seized documents and financial records, along with $10,000 in cash.
The property, according to Yost's office, has an associated tax mailing name and address of Amico Fasano of Ashtabula. Aloha Art Inc., doing business as Aloha Spa, was incorporated in January 2023 under the statutory business agent Qialoing Cao, who has addresses in Erie, PA and Flushing, NY.
The investigation remains ongoing. If anyone has additional information about Aloha Spa, please contact the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force tip line at 216-443-6085.
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