George Trimigliozzi.

By Michael Mashburn From Daily Voice

A former Long Island police officer is heading to prison after admitting he managed a brothel that operated as part of a long-running criminal enterprise.

George Trimigliozzi, 56, of Islip, was sentenced in Suffolk County Court Monday, Dec. 1, to two years behind bars after pleading guilty to promoting prostitution, official misconduct, and unlawful imprisonment.

Trimigliozzi, an 18-year veteran of the Suffolk County Police Department, co-managed one of several brothels run by alleged ringleader Frank Saggio, 61, of West Islip, according to prosecutors.

The operation spanned multiple locations on Sunrise Highway in Holbrook — including American Girls Spa, Spa, and Reiki for Healing — as well as a West Babylon site known as Tunnel of Love, as Daily Voice previously reported.

Between October 2019 and March 2021, Trimigliozzi helped oversee the Holbrook Suite 3 location alongside co-defendant Steven Arey, a longtime Islip school district employee, prosecutors said.

During his plea, Trimigliozzi admitted he once abandoned his official police duties and sped nearly 90 mph in his patrol car to respond to a robbery at the brothel, knowing he was not authorized to leave his assigned post.

Saggio admitted during his plea to operating the prostitution enterprise through June 2024 and requiring sex workers to pay monthly “house fees” ranging from $6,000 to $12,000. He also agreed to forfeit $1,875,000 as part of his plea deal.

Saggio’s girlfriend and co-defendant, 33-year-old Dana Ciardullo, of North Bellmore, managed the Tunnel of Love location and pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution. She is scheduled to be sentenced later this month.

Under a separate indictment, Trimigliozzi also pleaded guilty to unlawfully imprisoning a woman in his personal vehicle following a date in Patchogue, prosecutors said. He was sentenced to two years on the prostitution and misconduct charges, plus an additional 30 days on the unlawful imprisonment charge, to run concurrently.

He has since been terminated from the Suffolk County Police Department.

Arey was indicted on enterprise corruption and 27 counts of promoting prostitution. His case remains pending.

Tierney said the case dismantled a years-long criminal enterprise and emphasized the seriousness of public corruption. “It is particularly egregious when a sworn police officer abandons his duty to participate in criminal activity,” Tierney said.