Additional raids on Asian massage parlors

Greg Fraase apparently wasn’t involved in the ownership of two
massage parlors raided on April 11. And unlike the February raids of Fraase’s
properties, which were conducted by the FBI, the recent raids were handled by
the Springfield Police Department.

A news
release from the police department said search warrants served at Golden Relax
at 452 South Grand Ave. W. and 88 Relaxing Massage at 526 South Grand Ave. W.
were “the result of an investigation into the allegations of prostitution
occurring at both locations.”

The news release added: “There have been no
arrests at this time, however the investigation into these establishments and
others are ongoing. The Springfield Police Department will continue to monitor
these type of establishments within the city.”

Illinois Times tried to reach the building
owners of the two sites but received no response to notes left at the home
addresses of property owners listed in county records. The home address of
Xiaolin Ding is listed as 452 South Grand Avenue W. The home address of
Xiaoguang Zhang, owner of 526 South Grand Ave. W., is listed in the 3400 block
of Panther Creek Drive.

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This article appears in April SBJ 2024.