Yan Qiu (left) and Zigui "Lisa" Zheng

By Jillian Pikora From Daily Voice

They built a criminal empire out of fake spas, cash, and exploited women. One vanished before trial. The other just got sentenced to decades in prison.

The Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office issued an update on Monday, Aug. 25, confirming the fate of Zigui “Lisa” Zheng—and the disappearance of her co-defendant, Yan Qiu, after both were convicted of running a sex trafficking ring across Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia.

Spa Boss Sentenced After Shocking Trial

Zheng, 48, was sentenced to 10.5 to 21 years in state prison on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, after a jury found her guilty of corrupt organizations, trafficking in individuals, dealing in unlawful proceeds, and prostitution-related charges.

At sentencing, she asked for mercy, telling the judge she had already done “a lot of jail time” after spending 194 days behind bars. The judge didn’t agree.

Judge Christylee L. Peck called her operation exploitative, manipulative, and devoid of remorse—saying anything less than a decade would “depreciate the seriousness of the crime.”

Spa Empire Collapses In Massive Raids

Zheng was taken down as part of Operation: Closed2Trafficking, a multi-agency investigation targeting massage parlors acting as fronts for trafficking in Cumberland, York, and Dauphin counties.

On Aug. 31, 2023, investigators raided 10 spas—five of them in Cumberland County. The targeted businesses included:

  • New Healing Hands Spa, 33 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg.
  • JOJO Spa, 5010 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg.
  • Lily Spa, 305 Herman Ave., Lemoyne.
  • Mary Spa, 3803 Gettysburg Road, Camp Hill.
  • 149 Massage (aka May Spa), 149 S. 32nd St., Camp Hill.

Even as police carried out the raids, customers showed up to the spas expecting services. Inside, investigators found stacks of cash, condoms, and ads offering erotic “menu” options.

Though the spas operated under different names, authorities said they were secretly connected—staffed with trafficked women who were rotated between locations and controlled by Zheng and Qiu.

From Flushing To Camp Hill—And Then She Vanished

Yan Qiu, 49, was Zheng’s co-defendant. She was convicted of the same charges but never showed up for trial. Authorities say she fled before sentencing and is now a wanted fugitive.

Qiu managed the Camp Hill parlor for a Virginia-based trafficker. She was last known to be living in Flushing, New York. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is urged to contact the Cumberland County Investigative Division at cid@cumberlandcountypa.gov.

Fake Businesses. Real Money.

Police say Zheng was raking in so much profit from the operation that just days before the raids, she made a $560,000 down payment—in cash—on a $1 million luxury apartment in Queens.

Texts uncovered during the investigation showed Qiu and others referring to “new girls” being rotated across the region. Many of the spas were advertised on websites known for commercial sex. Customers identified through phone data and license plates admitted to paying for sex inside the parlors.

Four Charged, One On The Run

Zheng wasn’t the only one charged. Min Dong, Qi Guo, and Shibiao Hu were all arrested and pleaded guilty. Zheng and Qiu were the only two to go to trial—though only one actually showed up.

The case was prosecuted by Chief Deputy District Attorney Julia Skinner and supported by the Cumberland County Human Trafficking Task Force, with help from Peace Promise, Greenlight Operation, and YWCA Carlisle & Cumberland County.

The DA’s office is still encouraging tips from the public. Anyone with information on suspected trafficking can email districtattorney@cumberlandcountypa.gov.

The task force also partnered with local community programs dedicated to providing services and opportunities to help victims of labor/sex trafficking escape their situation. You can learn more about these programs by clicking on the links to their websites below: