Greater Nashua
AG continues massage barrage
CONCORD — The state Attorney General’s Office recently shuttered 15 more illicit massage businesses in eight communities including Merrimack, Londonderry and Hudson. Working with The Network, a national anti-trafficking nonprofit organization, the Attorney General’s Office launched an initiative in November 2024 designed to “disrupt human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.” To date, 40 percent of these businesses have had their leases terminated through The Network’s Landlord Engagement Program. The Attorney General’s Office emphasized that the initiative is meant to rescue women who are being exploited and prosecute the suspected traffickers and sex buyers. “These are not real spas, they are hubs of organized trafficking hiding in plain sight,” said Attorney General John Formella. “They profit from the abuse of vulnerable women and have no place ...
