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Nevada State Board of Cosmetology approves settlement with Maryland Spa after prostitution allegations
Summary
The State Board of Cosmetology voted Dec. 9 to accept a settlement in disciplinary case C-2024-0884: Maryland Spa will voluntarily relinquish its establishment license, face a 10-year bar from future licensing and must satisfy repayment and fines totaling $18,000 within 90 days, the board was told.
The Nevada State Board of Cosmetology on Dec. 9 approved a settlement in disciplinary case C-2024-0884 involving Maryland Spa and owner Ronald Carrera, following a Division presentation that alleged the business operated as a front for unlawful activity.
A division representative told the board that "Maryland Spa has been alleged to have engaged in and facilitated unlawful activities, including prostitution," and recited investigative findings including undercover solicitations, arrests and discovery of on-site living quarters and concealed cash. The division said it served the complaint on Nov. 5, 2024.
Board members voted to accept the settlement terms presented to the board. The chair moved to approve "voluntary relinquishment of establishment license, prohibition on future licensing for a period of 10 years, reimbursement of fees and costs of $11,000, outstanding citation violations of approximately $5,000, administrative fine of $2,000, and a total repayment of $18,000 within 90 days of executing the settlement order;" a second was recorded and the motion carried on voice vote.
Executive Director Steve McDonald said staff participated in settlement negotiations and supported the agreement, noting that "we lowered the admin fine down to 2,000 just for 1 count. We had requested originally 7 counts, which would have been 14,000." McDonald also confirmed that the division and staff recommend the board adopt the settlement and the factual allegations in the complaint.
After the settlement vote, the board admitted proof of service listed in the online packet and then voted to find the facts consistent with paragraphs 1–41 of the complaint and to accept the conclusions of law consistent with counts 1–7, as requested by the division. Those procedural motions carried on voice votes.
The transcript records the division saying the establishment was subject to multiple police operations (the record contains listed dates May 22, Aug. 15, Aug. 5 and Oct. 15, 2024 and shows some confusion about the number of raids); the board accepted the division's factual recitation as part of its findings.
The meeting also addressed routine business: the board approved minutes from its Oct. 7, 2024 meeting, and Executive Director McDonald announced that treasurer Anita Douglas was reappointed by Governor Lombardo to a term ending in 2028. The board adjourned at the conclusion of the meeting.
The board's actions were administrative and disciplinary; no criminal rulings were made by the board itself. The settlement and the board's factual findings were recorded in the administrative record for the complaint and the board directed staff to note the admitted proof of service and the written settlement terms as part of the file.
