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Singaporean massage parlour boss added to US ‘worst of the worst criminal aliens list’

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SCMP’s Asia desk. (2026, October 6). Singaporean massage parlour boss added to US ‘worst of the worst criminal aliens list’. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3369934/singaporean-massage-parlour-boss-added-us-worst-worst-criminal-aliens-list?utm_source=rss_feed

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Jing Emtage, 54, a Singaporean national who operated several Washington state massage parlours as part of a prostitution ring with her husband Gerald, has been added to the US “worst of the worst criminal aliens” list ahead of her deportation. In July last year, Jing was sentenced to two years and two months in prison for seven counts of second-degree promoting prostitution and money laundering; Gerald received three years and two months and a concurrent 12-month sentence for similar charges following an investigation that began in 2021. Prosecutors alleged the couple profited significantly from exploiting dozens of women, despite living lavishly themselves while their victims were not compensated properly.
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Jing Emtage, 54, a Singaporean national who ran multiple massage parlours in Washington state, was added to the US government's "worst of the worst criminal aliens" list prior to her deportation. She and her husband, Gerald Emtage, 49, were arrested in 2023 and sentenced for promoting prostitution across several locations. Jing received a sentence of two years and two months in prison on seven counts of second-degree promoting prostitution, while Gerald was sentenced to three years and two months. Both also faced concurrent 12-month sentences for money laundering. Prosecutors alleged that the couple made substantial profits from the commercial sexual exploitation of dozens of women and lived lavishly despite hiding hundreds of thousands of dollars in their home valued at over a million dollars.

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Prostitution ring operator Jing Emtage becomes the third Singaporean named on the US list ahead of her deportation Jing Emtage, 54, was sentenced in July last year to two years and two months in prison on seven counts of second-degree promoting prostitution across multiple Washington state massage parlours she ran with her husband, Gerald Emtage. Gerald Emtage, 49, was handed a jail term of three years and two months for the same offences following an investigation launched in 2021.
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2026-10-06 · South China Morning Post
Singaporean massage parlour boss added to US ‘worst of the worst criminal aliens list’ · assertive framing

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Singaporean massage parlour boss added to US ‘worst of the worst criminal aliens list’ asserted
boss → add → list
Prostitution ring operator Jing Emtage becomes the third Singaporean named on the US list ahead of her deportation Jing Emtage, 54, was sentenced in July last year to two years and two months in prison on seven counts of second-degree promoting prostitution across multiple Washington state massage parlours she ran with her husband, Gerald Emtage. Gerald Emtage, 49, was handed a jail term of three years and two months for the same offences following an investigation launched in 2021. asserted
Emtage → become → 2021
Both also received concurrent 12-month sentences for money laundering. asserted
Both → receive → laundering
According to prosecutors, the couple – who were arrested in 2023 – made “significant profits from the commercial sexual exploitation of dozens of women” while “living in a home valued at over a million dollars”. uncertain
who → accord → dollars
While the defendants “hid hundreds of thousands of dollars in their home, there are no state records of any wages paid to their victims required to provide sexual services to strange men”, local news outlet Seattle Weekly reported, citing court documents. asserted
defendants → hide → documents
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