Singaporean woman lands on US 'worst of the worst' list for running prostitution ring
A Singaporean woman convicted of promoting prostitution at a chain of massage parlors in Washington state is the third citizen of the city-state named on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's "worst of the worst criminal aliens" list.
Jing Emtage, a 54-year-old Singaporean woman, has been placed on the US Department of Homeland Security's "worst of the worst" list for her involvement in running a prostitution ring. Emtage, who was sentenced to 38 months in prison on July 25, 2025, for seven counts of second-degree promoting prostitution, was arrested in May 2023 along with her husband, Gerald Emtage, who received the same sentence.
The couple was initially arrested for a community member's complaint about a massage parlor, which led to the discovery of nine massage businesses involved in the operation, with over $600,000 in cash seized. The Emtages are accused of making significant profits from the commercial sexual exploitation of dozens of women, with no state records of wages paid to the women.
The couple's operation began in January 2018, following financial losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic, leading them to offer illegal services.
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