NYC Woman Apprehended For Bail-Jumping On Long Island Corruption Case: DA

RIVERSIDE, NY — A Manhattan woman jumped bail and fled the U.S. To escape sentencing in the corruption case related to a prostitution operation brought against her following her arrest in Middle Island in 2021, Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney’s office said Friday.

Jianxin You, 56, was arrested and arraigned on a new bail-jumping charge, for failing to return to court for sentencing after pleading guilty in 2021 to enterprise corruption, money laundering, and conspiracy charges, his office said.

You and her co-defendants engaged in a pattern of promoting prostitution at three massage parlors in Suffolk in 2018, prosecutors said.

You procured female workers, solicited patrons, and profited from the prostitution operation at two locations – one on Middle Country Road in Centereach, and the other on Middle Country Road in Middle Island, according to prosecutors.

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, according to prosecutors.

On July 27, 2022, You failed to return to court for sentencing after pleading guilty in December 2021, to one count of enterprise corruption, second-degree money laundering, and two counts of third-degree money laundering. She also pled guilty to one count of fourth-degree conspiracy and one count of fifth-degree conspiracy.

“After this defendant pleaded guilty to several felonies in 2021, she allegedly failed to show up to court for sentencing and fled the country,” Tierney said. “I thank the Suffolk County Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations for assisting us in locating this defendant so she can face justice.”

You was ordered held on $1 million cash, $3 million bond, or $5 million partially-secured bond during the pendency of the cases. Patch has reached out to Manhattan attorney, Edgar Fankbonner, who is representing her on the enterprise corruption case, for comment.

She is being represented by the Suffolk County Legal Aid Society on the new bail jumping charge.

Legal Aid does not comment on criminal cases.

She is due back in court on April 8.