Four Ma Family Members Sentenced in Ventura County Commercial Sex and Money-Laundering Case

PORT HUENEME / VENTURA COUNTY — November 7, 2026. Four members of the Ma family have received state-prison sentences after convictions involving an illegal commercial sex business and money laundering tied to massage establishments in Ventura County.

The prison terms

According to District Attorney Erik Nasarenko, Xiangwei Ma received 14 years and eight months, Xiangdong Ma ten years, Li Ma five years and four months, and Ming Ma four years and four months. A jury had convicted the four of various felony counts involving pimping, money laundering and, for one defendant, mortgage fraud.

Where investigators focused

The investigation began after reports of suspected exploitation involving businesses including Miracle Massage in Ventura and A+ Massage in Port Hueneme. Prosecutors said the enterprise used businesses and financial arrangements to conceal criminal proceeds. The legal process established criminal findings against the convicted defendants, while details of individual victim experiences should be handled with care.

Asset forfeiture

The DA’s office says verdicts and admissions supported forfeiture of interests in more than $1.25 million in seized financial assets. A fifth defendant was sentenced earlier after a separate guilty plea. This article reports the court’s sentence, not a new police raid or an allegation that unrelated legitimate massage businesses are criminal.

Source: Ventura County District Attorney official release, November 2026.

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