2 Odessa, 1 Midland massage establishment closed for suspected human trafficking - CBS7

[Tamlyn Price]

ODESSA & MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has issued a six-month emergency closure order for eight massage establishments for suspecting human trafficking, including two from Odessa and one from Midland.

According to a news release, a TDLR investigation revealed a range of violations at the locations, including employees living at some of the businesses, a lack of required client consultation documents and illicit advertisements connected to the establishments that offered sexual services.

The release says, several employees dentified themselves with out of state identification, admitted to being at the establishment for temporary work and admitted to providing massage services without a license to perform the services in Texas.

All eight of the establishments are owned by three people: Ruiying Lian, Hongcui Hao and Tianli Wang, who are connected through business entities Tongfuxin LLC and Tongfu LLC.

The three people and the business entities were ordered to halt operations at the establishments and are prohibited from operating different massage establishments at the locations.

The establishments are:

• Sunny Massage, 2814 W. Wall St., Midland, Texas
• Thai Massage, 2803 Andrews Hwy., Odessa, Texas
• Pattaya Foot Reflexology, 1359 W. University Blvd., Ste. C, Odessa, Texas
• Julie’s Massage, 1106 Spell Ave., Cleburne, Texas
• Tongfuxin LLC d/b/a A Pattaya Massage, 725 Hill Country Dr., Kerrville, Texas
• Family Reflexology, 5807 S.W. 45th Ave., Ste. 345, Amarillo, Texas
• Best Foot Spa, 7412 S. University Ave., Ste. 2, Lubbock, Texas
• Family Reflexology, 2605 Wolfin Ave, Amarillo, Texas

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