Illicit Massage Parlor Proprietor Pleads Guilty To Promoting Prostitution
Linhui Yan, 62, took a deal that will mean he won't serve any more jail time and the case against his wife and co-defendant Yan Yang, 45, is dismissed
Linhui Yan, 62, pleaded guilty to one count of promoting prostitution in the second degree in Chelan County Superior Court on Monday morning. In exchange, the Chelan County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office recommended the state drop two other charges related to money laundering and “leading organized crime” as well as the case against Yan’s wife and co-proprietor Yan Yang, 45.
“I love United States,” Yan said through an interpreter before being sentenced.
Yan and Yang have been evading authorities since Feb. 28, 2023, after members of the Columbia River Drug Task Force raided two Wenatchee massage parlors, one at 412 N. Mission Street and the other located at 328 N. Mission Street. The locations were being used as fronts for prostitution, and you can read the details of those investigations here.
Authorities believe the pair were able to flee because news of the imminent raids was released by NCWlife TV before task force members were able to initiate the operation and make arrests.