Queens woman faces illegal-massage charge

A Queens woman was arrested Monday on charges of prostitution and giving massages without a professional license at a Lake Ronkonkoma spa, Suffolk County police said.

Huilan Ho, 49, of 13849 Barclay Ave., Flushing, was arrested at the Ming Zhu Spa on Hawkins Avenue at about 3:20 p.m. after an undercover investigation by the Fourth Precinct Crime Section, police said.

Ho is charged with prostitution, a misdemeanor, and giving massages without a license, or unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony, police said.

She was held in the Suffolk County jail Tuesday night pending a $1,500 cash bail or $5,000 bond.