Seven people have been indicted on charges of running a prostitution business in Queens that found clients through Craigslist and falsified records to make payments for sex appear to be for clowns and balloons, the state attorney general’s office announced on Wednesday.

Five of the defendants were arraigned in State Supreme Court in Queens on a range of charges, from felony enterprise corruption and promoting prostitution to money laundering, said a statement from the attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo. The other two were at large, an official in Mr. Cuomo’s office said.

According to the 47-count indictment, Scott Rosenberg, 45, of Massapequa, N.Y., and Josef Davenport, 31, of Brooklyn, are accused of promoting prostitution and other charges as owners and operators of the business, Room Service Entertainment, in Ozone Park.

The two men pleaded not guilty.

The company’s manager and booker, Patricia Krupa, 32, and two other bookers, Sylvia Soto, 29, and Joanna Mercado, 24, all from Brooklyn, pleaded not guilty to charges including enterprise corruption.

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Mr. Rosenberg posted $100,000 bail and was released; the others did not post bail and remained in custody.

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The two at large, Lina Vazquez, 24, and Barbara Morris, 48, were both bookers and both of Queens, the official said. If convicted of the most serious charges, Mr. Rosenberg faces a maximum sentence of 12 ½ to 25 years in prison, and the other six a maximum sentence of 8 1/3 to 25 years, Mr. Cuomo’s office said.