Honolulu Massage Parlor Owner Found Guilty Of Bribery Of Federal Agent

HONOLULU – A federal jury yesterday found Biyu Situ, 48, owner of Mayflower and Blue Angel Massage Parlors, guilty of two counts of bribery of a public official. The verdict followed a two and a half day trial. Situ faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 years for each count when she is sentenced on July 24, 2017, by Senior District Judge Susan Oki Mollway.

Elliot Enoki, Acting United States Attorney, said that according to information produced in court, on June 12, 2015, during a federal undercover investigation, Situ, the operator of the Blue Angel, a massage parlor front for prostitution activity, offered a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations $5,000 for protection of Blue Angel, consisting of advance notice of law enforcement inspections and raids. Other information produced during the trial showed that Situ also offered the special agent $5,000 to obtain United States citizenship without taking any citizenship test, and that Situ had previously operated the Mayflower Massage Parlor, another front for prostitution, which was shut down due to frequent police and immigration inspections.

The investigation resulting in the prosecution was led by Homeland Security Investigations. The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Morgan Early and Larry Butrick.