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Three Women Arrested at Bethpage Spa for Unauthorized Practice

Three Queens women were arrested Tuesday afternoon for illegally practicing massage therapy without a license in nearby Bethpage.

According to Nassau County detectives, the defendants -- Xiu Mei Ma, 44, Bi Rong Dong, 41, and Lijuan Li, 38 -- were working at Meis Foot Spa, located at 378 North Wantagh Ave., when each performed message therapy on undercover Narcotics/Vice Bureau detectives without a license.

Police said Ma has been arrested three previous times at this location for this crime.

All three women were charged with one count of unauthorized practice and will be arraigned on Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead.


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