HomeMy WebLinkAboutLiu, Zhenshi - Money Laundering 2THE STATE OF IOWA
Arrest Date:
Form Number:2025006239
COUNTYJOHNSON
VS.
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR
This Complaint and Affidavit is to be:
Filed with Court Clerk (cc: CA)
Submitted to County Attorney
Filed with JCO - Defendant is a Juvenile
Hair Color
BLACK - BLK
Eye Color
BLACK - BLK
Weight
135 LBS
Height
5' 07"
Ethnicity
NOT OF HISPANIC ORIGIN - N
Race
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER - A
Gender
MALE
Date of Birth
11/18/1964
DL RestrictionsDL EndorsementsDL Class
C
State
IA
DL#
917AL3799
Zip Code
52240
State
IA
City
IOWA CITY
Address
1901 1/2 BROADWAY ST. #1
SuffixMiddleFirst
ZHENSHI
Last
LIU
OFFENDER
Upper Time Range
00:00
Incident Time or Low Range
00:00
Upper Date Range
09/16/2025
Incident Date or Low Range
01/01/2020
Is Date and Time of Incident Known?
NO
Zip CodeState
IA
City
IOWA CITY
Address
1901 BROADWAY ST. SUITE 2
Literal Description
BRDWAY ST
Location Type
25 - OTHER/UNKNOWN
OtherCivil Damage AssessmentFatal AccidentSerious P.I.Class
FELC
ZoneinSpeedCrime Description
MONEY LAUNDERING - CONDUCT TRANSACTION
Code Section
706B.2(1)(C)
County LocalState
OFFENSE
PARENT/GUARDIAN
RELEASED TONO CONTACT ORDER
REQUESTED
WARRANT REQUESTED
SUMMONS TO APPEAR
(Citation Issued)
CUSTODYTAKEN INTO CUSTODY
STATUS OF OFFENDER/JUVENILE
Narrative of Offense Committed
On or about the above stated date and time, the Defendant did
conduct a transaction knowing that the property involved in the transaction is the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity with the intent to
conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of the property or the intent to avoid a transaction-reporting
requirement under chapter 529, federal law, or the Iowa financial transaction reporting act
NARRATIVE
Between January 2020 and July 2025, the defendant and his wife owned and operated two illicit massage parlors in Iowa City. The defendant engaged in
facilitating sex acts for financial gain, in violation of Chapter 725 of the Iowa Code. In the above period, the defendant assisted in the laundering of 2.6 million
U.S. Dollars, which were proceeds of the illegal operation both through his and others' accounts.
The defendant assisted with laundering proceeds of the illegal operation by assisting with laundering cash through his personal financial account, into the cash
purchase of a $600,000 residential property.
COUNTYJOHNSON
State all facts and persons relied upon supporting elements of alleged crime
AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF IOWA,
I, the undersigned, being duly sworn, state that all facts contained in this Complaint and Affidavit, known by me or told to me by other reliable persons form the basis for my
belief that the defendant committed this crime
50BURMA, CADE
Signature of Complainant or Officer, Officer Name & Number
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NotaryPeace Officer Prosecuting AttorneyMy Commission Expires
Commission Number
Signature of Verifying PartyNotary Name CARSON BARRON
09/16/2025
COUNTYJOHNSONSTATE OF IOWA,
Subscribed and sworn to before me by the person(s) signing the Complaint and Affidavit(s) on
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