Prostitution Ring Owner Threatens To Sell Her Client List (High-End D.C. Escort Service)

[matcom]

Wonder if there are any bombshells in THOSE records

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WASHINGTON -- A woman accused of running a prostitution service catering to men in the Washington area is threatening to sell her list of 10,000 clients to pay for her defense.

Deborah J. Palfrey, 50, of Vallejo, Calif., was indicted on federal racketeering charges this week in U.S. District Court in Washington. She did business in the area under Pamela Martin & Associates, advertising in newspapers, on Web sites and in the Yellow Pages.

Federal authorities said the call-girl service, which had been operating since 1993, hired college-educated women to cater to men in hotels and homes in Washington and its Maryland and Virginia suburbs. In 13 years, the service employed 132 women, all at least 22 years old and who had other jobs, and generated about $2 million in income, they said.

"Ms. Palfrey adamantly disputes the government's claims of illegal behavior," according to her legal defense Web site, where she began seeking donations after the government raided her home in October, seizing more than $400,000 in cash and stocks, according to court records.

"It is an unfortunate fact of life that funds will need to be generated to counteract the present injustice," the Web site says. As a result, "consideration is being given" to selling Palfrey's phone records dating to 1993. The records include the phone numbers of about 10,000 clients in the Washington area, according to Palfrey's attorney, Montgomery Blair Sibley.

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[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. Breaking news!! Sales of "Depends" skyrocket in D.C. Divorce lawyers see banner year ahaead.

There may be more than a few seats without incumbents running come 2008.

[liberalnurse]

2. Maybe they will place the book/list on E-Bay!

The bidding will be fun to watch! :bounce: :woohoo:

[napi21]

3. Oooo I know this is another gossip story, but I'm gonna LOVE

this one! 10,000 names!!!!!!


I'm thinkin' she just might be getting a lot of donations for her legal fund, just so she doesn't need to sell her info!

[demnan]

4. Just the thing to liven things up!

A good old prostitute blackmailing story. This woman had better watch her step. Some of these guys do not play nice.

She may find herself strangled and at the bottom of the Potomac River.

[Horse with no Name]

5. I fleetingly saw something on this a few days ago

There was some big name person who threatened to sue her if his name was on the list.:rofl:

[Ian_rd]

6. Haha! Future headline:

Pamela Martin & Associates has received several million dollars in donations by anonymous donors since March 2, 2007.

:spray:

[enid602]

7. devastating?

At first I thought this would be devastating news for the republicans, but then I noticed that the madam's employees are females. Oh well.

[slackmaster]

8. It will probably cut both ways

Full disclosure NOW.