Xu Huiping, 57, was arrested for a third time after investigators alleged she continued offering massage services in a nearby condominium after relinquishing her state massage therapy license. She faces a third-degree felony charge of practicing a health profession without a license and a misdemeanor charge of failing to maintain or provide a customer log.
Investigators allege the case involved two locations: A Harmony Spa Inc. on Pine Ridge Road in Naples and a nearby condominium used for massage services. Though the spa appeared closed from outside, customers reportedly entered through a back door and were taken to the condo. An undercover detective was among those directed there, according to gulfcoastnewsnow.com.
The alleged activity continued after Huiping signed a voluntary relinquishment of her massage license in October 2025, according to the report. Investigators say she kept providing services despite no longer holding that license.
A Pattern Going Back to 2024
Huiping was first arrested in 2024 during a multiagency operation targeting suspected illegal activity at massage establishments. More than a dozen people were arrested in that effort, the station's report notes. In 2025, she was arrested again on similar charges after deputies alleged she had reopened the business under a new name. That investigation reportedly found that some customers received sexual favors for an additional tip.
The current case does not include an allegation of sexual services. Authorities have not announced prostitution or human trafficking charges in connection with the condominium investigation, and the department said the latest operation did not involve the provision of sexual services. This is the third reported arrest involving Huiping since 2024.
The Gulf Coast News Now account identifies the Collier County Sheriff's Office Intercept Task Force as the unit that conducted the undercover investigation.
Florida's Crackdown on Illicit Massage Businesses
Florida House Bill 197 strengthened oversight of massage establishments and added requirements aimed at combating human trafficking and other unlawful activity. The law took effect July 1. Regional coverage has also described a separate multiagency operation that resulted in 11 arrests and 10 failed inspections at area massage businesses, according to gulfcoastnewsnow.com.
As winknews.com reported, the law gives law enforcement and the Florida Department of Health more resources and authority to target illicit businesses. Florida law requires professional massage therapy businesses to keep records of customers and services. Under Florida Statutes, Section 480.047, practicing massage therapy or operating a massage establishment without a license is prohibited; the statute generally specifies a first-degree misdemeanor penalty.
What Florida’s new requirements cover
The requirements took effect July 1. According to the Florida Department of Health’s Division of Medical Quality Assurance, HB 197 strengthened the department’s enforcement authority and added operational standards for massage businesses, including requirements covering recordkeeping and reporting: Florida Department of Health, FY25-26 QPR1.
The same report says the department’s Unlicensed Activity program conducted 18 field operations across multiple professions in July–September 2025. Massage therapy operations were listed in Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg and Tallahassee; the report does not give a massage-only operation count.
Huiping's age has been reported inconsistently across coverage of her case: the most recent report lists her as 57, while an earlier report tied to a prior arrest at her former business, Qiyue Health Inc. on Pine Ridge Road, listed her as 55. As with any pending case, Huiping is presumed innocent of the new charges unless proven guilty in court.
