(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Jianxin You, 56, of Manhattan, was arrested and arraigned on a new bail jumping charge, for allegedly failing to return to court for sentencing after pleading guilty in 2021 to enterprise corruption, money laundering, and conspiracy charges.
“After this defendant pleaded guilty to several felonies in 2021, she allegedly failed to show up to court for sentencing and was apprehended when she was about to flee the country,” said District Attorney Tierney. “I thank the Suffolk County Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations for assisting us in locating this defendant so she can face justice.”
According to court documents and the defendant’s admissions during her prior guilty plea allocution, You and her co-defendants engaged in a pattern of promoting prostitution at three massage parlors in Suffolk County in 2018. You procured female workers, solicited patrons, and profited from the prostitution operation at three locations – two on Middle Country Road in Centereach, and the third on Middle Country Road in Middle Island.
In addition, You and her co-defendants laundered the criminal proceeds through various methods, including depositing cash into a business entity account in the name of New Green Aroma Spa Inc., paying for expenses associated with the illegal operation, sending large sums of money to individuals’ bank accounts, purchasing property, and exchanging the proceeds for foreign currencies.
On July 27, 2022, You allegedly failed to return to court for sentencing after pleading guilty on December 3, 2021, to the following charges:
- Enterprise Corruption, a Class B felony;
- Money Laundering in the Second Degree a Class C felony;
- Money Laundering in the Third Degree, a Class D felony;
- Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, a Class E felony; and
- Conspiracy in the Fifth Degree, a Class A misdemeanor.
On March 3, 2024, You was apprehended by law enforcement while attempting to board a flight to China.
On March 7, 2024, Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro ordered You held on $1 million cash, $3 million bond, or $5 million partially secured bond during the pendency of the cases. You is being represented by Edgar Fankbonner, Esq. on the enterprise corruption case, and is being represented by the Suffolk County Legal Aid Society on the new bail jumping charge. You is due back in court on April 8, 2024.
This case is being prosecuted by Bureau Chief Lucie Kwon and Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sacks of the Financial Crimes Bureau, with investigative assistance from Detective Jesse Zuckerman of the Suffolk County Police Department and agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”).