US busts $5,500-an-hour prostitution ring

[friendz4evr]

Agence France-Presse
First Posted 00:02:00 03/08/2008

NEW YORK -- New York authorities have broken up an exclusive international ring of prostitutes charging up to $5,500 an hour for their services, according to an indictment unveiled by prosecutors.

Four people alleged to have run the "Emperor's Club" were charged with conspiracy to violate federal prostitution statutes, while two of them were also charged with laundering more than $1 million in illegal proceeds.

According to prosecutors, the ring operated in cities across the United States and in London and Paris, employing more than 50 prostitutes who charged clients fees ranging from $1,000 to more than $5,500 per hour.

The club even offered clients the option of paying with cash, credit card, wire transfer or money order, selling the prostitutes' services through a website that ranked each of them on a system of one to seven diamonds.

The four defendants face up to five years in jail on the prostitution charges and up to a further 20 years on the money laundering counts.

 

[S.C. Joe]

Son-of a-gun, that was my favorite company to deal with Those $5,000 an hour gals really were worth the $!

 

[marikiss]

i'm baffled to figure out what a 5500 an hour girl can do differently that a $300 an hour toronto or montreal pse......they prolly look amazing but damn!

 

[S.C. Joe]

I fail to see how a company like this could thrive in our day of $250 -$400 hr. ladies and doubt the legitimacy of the story, not of the poster, but the story itself.
The media and LE have long been known to over dramatize crimes to make the apprehension of the criminals more compelling.
This will require research.

Thats a good point. The law sometimes gets carried away when they first talk about an arrest. Then later on in court it comes out what really happen-sometimes but not allways!

 

[friendz4evr]

I fail to see how a company like this could thrive in our day of $250 -$400 hr. ladies and doubt the legitimacy of the story, not of the poster, but the story itself.
The media and LE have long been known to over dramatize crimes to make the apprehension of the criminals more compelling.
This will require research.

In the rarefied atmosphere of the super-rich men in New York, London, and Paris, what is prized is not affordability but exclusivity. The rates guarantee that the ladies do not deal with many clients on any given day.

 

[fuji]

If you're the kind of guy who can drop $5500 without blinking you probably don't want to share your women with the plebians. You're not paying for better looks or extra services. You're paying for exclusivity. The food at a $500/plate restaurant is also not really five times better than the food at a $100/plate joint, you're paying that much so that the patrons at the next table over are higher class. Same concept.

 

[hilroy]

This thread is useless witout pictures

 

[johnnyone1]

Not just about exclusivity but also absolute confidentiality.

Alimoney settlements for the super-rich can be quite ruinous

 

[marikiss]

from time to time i look for SP sites in other cities, i've found a few in new york that had rates between $600 and $1500 and i didn't look very hard. Ever watch the show Cathouse, on hbo? the bunnyranch has a lot of ladies that charge $2000+ an hour. Saw one episode where two girls booked for 14000 for like 2-3 hours another girl got $75000 for like two days, one girl admintted to the camras that she does her best to hold back and force guys into buying more hours because there time ran out they never did anything, danielle i think was here name, the chubby black chick. so 5500 an hour doesn't sound impossible, plus i'm willing to bet those girls are also upper scale fashion models or playboy girls, The madame that got hiedi fliece started reported there were a few girls that worked for here that started at $10,000 just to show up, then extras a lot of it is a name, pornstars and models can charge a lot more because there fans are willing to pay.

 

[basketcase]

I would assume that part of the high cost is because it is illegal in the states. The rest is because there are people willing to pay it. I wonder if the next Sun article will talk about how these $5000 SP's are being abused by the system.

 

[S.C. Joe]

Well in my Detroit phone book theres a few dozen escort company's, a few been around since the 90's. I don't think ANY charges $5,000 an hour!

Then again, if Bill Ford jr. was calling

 

[squash500]

If I went to a $5500/hr sp----here's what would happen. 1. I would come in 2 seconds flat as the woman would be so gorgeous that I couldn't control myself---of course---this woman would be so elite that she wouldn't even offer a msog . 2. I would be so flustered about paying all that money that I wouldn't even be able to get a hard-on.

 

[S.C. Joe]

The day I spend $5,500 an hour for escort I hope somebody shoots me for being such a bonehead!

 

[Roger Melon]

Did the article mention that Greek is $40 extra?

 

[marikiss]

someone better delete this thread before the super hotties of TO read this and move to LA or NY really they could do way better down there. at the bunnyrrach, i believe for $2500 you don't even get a bbbj.

 

[21pro]

i'm baffled to figure out what a 5500 an hour girl can do differently that a $300 an hour toronto or montreal pse......they prolly look amazing but damn!

they just fulfill the fantasy of those arab oil emperors who take pleasure when things cost absurb amounts.

ie.,
-in Jim Rogers' book Adventure Capitalist, he was offered $1Million for his $80k Diesel Mercedes.
-In Dubai it is not uncommon to see gold cars or silver cars like the following:

 

[marikiss]

i was thinking about this....
there are dozens of agencies in NY most never get busted at all, especailly the top shelf ones.

The people running this must of reallly pissed someone with connections off. Either another agency that is competing with them. Or a client got pissed at them and called some friends. reallly these places almost never get busted.
The above or, is NY having any elections soon? someone wanted a clear example of cleaning things up? either way those girls will find work as good or better somewhere else. man i wish i was a hot chick sometimes. could use that kind of cash!

 

[marikiss]

nice find! all the featured girls are pretty well known porn stars. rates don't seem that insane considering who they are.

 

[Gyaos]

The four defendants face up to five years in jail on the prostitution charges and up to a further 20 years on the money laundering counts.

Well, they can fight for their freedom of speech rights and finally legalize it in the USA. Imagine, going after people having consensual sex. Boy is America fucking twisted.

Gyaos Baltar.

 

[Zam]

www.bellamodels.com

i wonder if this company will get busted

They did at the end of 2007.

However, like in the original post were the money laundering was the real focus, Bellamodels owners got caught on drug charges.
Since the sex angle is more attention getting its what makes headlines.

It seems to me if you take out the organized crime charges there's not much of a story. But, if you take away the prostitution charges there still is a serious issue. Just my opinion.