  No. 1 Geisha Location in Nevada | |
| Former names | Mona Lisa Ranch CharDon's Club |
|---|---|
| Address | Douglas Street[1] |
| Location | Elko, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 40°49′45″N 115°45′39″W / 40.82915°N 115.76088°W |
| Closed | 2011 |
No. 1 Geisha was a legal brothel (ranch) and massage parlor in Elko, Nevada.[2][3] The women who worked there were of Asian heritage.[4] It was previously known as the Mona Lisa Ranch and CharDon's Club.[2][5][6]
In January 2011, a proprietor of the brothel was sentenced to prison time in a Federal court for operating an illegal massage parlor in Seattle in addition to the legal operation in Nevada. The sentencing memorandum stated that “While on pre-trial release, [the owner of No. 1 Geisha] attempted to recruit women to work at the legal brothel in Elko ... He claimed that he needed to travel to Nevada to do repair work on his home; yet he was reported by the Elko Police Department and a confidential source that he was in Elko to recruit a ‘lessee’ and additional employees for the legal brothel.”[7] The federal government seized close to $50,000 in assets from the legal brothel in Nevada in relation to the illegal operations in California and Washington.[8]
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- ^ "#1 Geisha Massage and Brothel". The Las Vegas Courtesan. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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- ^ "Elko Brothels". NV Brothels. Archived from the original on 7 February 2003. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ DuBach, Jared (25 January 2011). "Brothel may lose license after federal case". Elko Daily Free Press. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ DuBach, Jared (3 August 2010). "No. 1 Geisha brothel cash seized, city eyes property". Elko Daily Free Press. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.