Chris Gothner , Digital Journalist. Commercial Blvd. In addition to three charges of money laundering, she faced one count of deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution.
Stakeouts of the massage parlor revealed workers inside wearing bathrobes and lingerie, inconsistent with a legitimate massage business, authorities said.
Thirty to 40 male customers would visit in a given day. A confidential informant would later be offered sexual favors in exchange for cash in the business, the warrant states. According to the warrant, Hu would often drive workers to and from Magic Fingers, often to a nearby condominium rather than her Aventura townhome.
The detective wrote that it is common practice for illicit massage businesses to have a rented property close to the parlor. They also said some of the women would sleep at the spa and that Hu was the only worker seen driving to and from Magic Fingers. She, along with other workers, would frequently rotate to different spas, deputies said.
They said all signs pointed to an illicit massage business employing human trafficking victims. Deputies said Magic Fingers was registered to a man with addresses in California, Florida and China, but bank records listed Hu as the only one receiving a monthly paycheck.
