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Belisa Morillo

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Journalist 24/7 Tango is my balance Periodista de corazón El Tango es mi balance. 记者 探戈舞 Tips: morillomedia@gmail.com Investigative journalist
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Women arrested at illicit spas in Nassau risk deportation, but not in Suffolk

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By Bahar Ostadan Verified, Sandra Peddie, Belisa Morillo Verified
| Newsday Verified
Hadjira Allab fled Algeria in 2023 after she said she was raped and later faced death threats for rejecting Islamic rule. After graduating with a degree in law and political science, the 31-year-old arrived in New York on a tourist visa, obtained a U.S. work permit and set out to pursue her version of the American dream.
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Map: See which Long Island massage spas have been raided as police, towns attempt to disrupt sex trade

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By Sandra Peddie, Bahar Ostadan Verified, Belisa Morillo Verified
| Newsday Verified
Police arrested one woman in November at King Foot Spa in North Bellmore, and she subsequently was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost By Sandra Peddie, Bahar Ostadan and Belisa Morillosandra.peddie@newsday.com bahar.ostadan@newsday.com belisa.morillo@newsday.comJune 11, 2026 6:27 am Tucked beside kids’ dance studios, salons, medical practices and other family-friendly businesses, sex is for sale at hundreds of massage spas across Long Island.
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Hundreds of Long Island massage spas sell sex. Neighbors complain. Police raid them. Business is booming.

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By Sandra Peddie, Bahar Ostadan Verified, Belisa Morillo Verified
| Newsday Verified
Watch Now • 3:15 'They are in every town' Police have raided nearly 240 spas in the last five years — 85 places more than once — and arrests are up more than 1200%. Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie has the details. The door to Well Foot Spa stayed locked on a recent afternoon, its windows covered, its business visible only in brief flashes: a man peering through the slats of the shade, a woman unlocking the door, another man slipping out, then another arriving in a pickup truck.
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