A Tucson woman has pleaded guilty to an βopen-endedβ offense for her involvement in a prostitution business that ensnared local police employees, records show.
Miranda Gomez was identified by the Tucson Police Department as the βbookerβ for Daisyβs Delights, an illicit massage parlor that operated for about two years until it was raided in January 2015, according to police documents.
Gomez, 32, took the appointments and communicated with clients of the business, which included public safety employees, the documents said.
On March 13, Gomez pleaded guilty to attempting to receive the earnings of a prostitute, which is considered an open-ended or undesignated offense, meaning it will be treated as a felony until the court βenters an order designating the offense as a misdemeanor,β according to the plea agreement filed in Pima County Superior Court.
Her conviction carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison, three years of probation and up to $150,000 in fines, the agreement says. She will be sentenced by Pima County Superior Court Judge Paul Tang on April 17.
Gomez was initially charged with illegal control of an enterprise and receiving the earnings of a prostitute, both felonies.
Daisyβs Delights was an offshoot of the long-running illegal massage parlor, By Spanish that police began investigating in November of 2011. Their investigation revealed that a former employee of By Spanish, Stephanie Garcia, started a competing business, police documents show.
During the investigation into the businesses, investigators discovered that 10 Tucson police employees had knowledge of or were customers of the businesses.
Garcia, who is facing eight felony charges, including illegal control of an enterprise, money laundering, maintaining a house of prostitution and receiving the earnings of a prostitute, has a case management hearing scheduled in Pima County Superior Court on April 10.
