Not A Happy Ending For Owner Of Area Massage Parlors Arrested For Running Prostitution Ring

by News Desk | Jan 21, 2022 · 10:26 am | Hollywood News

Not A Happy Ending For Owner Of Area Massage Parlors Arrested For Running Prostitution Ring - Maricela Ramirez

Last Updated: Mar 28, 2026 · 4:53 pm

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Not A Happy Ending For Owner Of Area Massage Parlors Arrested For Running Prostitution Ring

Joint Agency Operation. Woman Owns 4 Massage Parlors Arrested.

Not A Happy Ending For Owner Of Area Massage Parlors Arrested For Running Prostitution Ring - Maricela Ramirez

Not A Happy Ending For Owner Of Area Massage Parlors Arrested For Running Prostitution Ring – Maricela Ramirez

HOLLYWOOD, FL (Boca Post) — Hollywood Police and Broward Sheriffs Office arrest a Miami woman for running a prostitution ring out of her 4 massage parlors throughout Broward county.

Maricela Ramirez, 47, of 1100 Biscayne Blvd in Miami, has been arrested at her residence in downtown Miami and is being charged with deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution, money laundering, and use of a two-way device to facilitate a felony.

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This arrest is the result of a investigation which started in 2019 when Hollywood Police Department investigated allegations of prostitution activity at Luna Azul Spa in Hollywood, FL. Hollywood PD detectives attached to a Broward Sheriffs Office task force investigated the allegations and the scope expanded to 3 other locations owned by Ramirez.

According to Broward Sheriff’s Office, Ramirez has been booked in to the Miami Dade jail but is expected to be extradited to Broward county soon to face her charges.

No More Happy Endings

The following locations are owned by Ramirez and are subject to the prostitution investigation.

 G-SPA

G-Spa Pembroke Park

G-Spa Pembroke Park

  • Pembroke Park
  • Address:
    3192 W Hallandale Beach Blvd STE 4
    Pembroke Park, FL 33009

Luna Azul Spa

Luna Azul Spa Hollywood

Luna Azul Spa Hollywood

  • Hollywood
  • Address:
    5408 FL-7
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314

Tan Spa

Tan Spa Hollywood

Tan Spa Hollywood

  • Hollywood
  • Address:
    5450 N State Rd 7 STE 9
    Davie, FL 33314
  • Also labeled as “SPA HOLLYWOOD BODYRUBS for MEN” on Google.

Innovative Spa

Innovative Spa Pompano Beach

Innovative Spa Pompano Beach

  • Pompano Beach
  • Address:
    901 E Sample Rd UNIT B
    Pompano Beach, FL 33064
  • Also labeled “INNOVATIVE BODYRUBS FOR MEN” on Google

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