We may never know why the federal government prosecuted DC Madam Deborah Jean Palfrey. Prostitution is not a federal crime. Apparently it started out as a tax investigation. But it turned out that Miss Palfrey always paid her taxes. So then they got her on racketeering and money laundering charges—her independent contractors would use the US mail to send money orders. But the big question is why. It is unlikely there was a vast conspiracy. Having spent more time than I would have... Read Full Story
The DC Madam may be bluffing on how many of the high and haughty are in her little black book, but there is no doubt the first john has tripped. Randall Tobias, a high ranking official in the State Department, whom President Bush lauded for his success in promoting abstinence education, resigned for "personal reasons." "Personal reasons" can mean many things. In this particular case it means Mr. Tobias has been dipping his wick in a hooker's honey pot. However, since this guy is one of... Read Full Story
In the end, it was a punishment that definitely didn’t fit the crime. Deborah Jeane Palfrey, also known as the D.C. Madam for running a high-priced call girl ring in the nation’s capital, faced up to 55 years in jail. She was scheduled to be sentence this summer. But Palfrey, defiant to the end over her prosecution, was determined not to give in to the Feds. So, sometime yesterday, she walked out to a shed behind her mother’s house near St. Petersburg, Fla, and based on a preliminary... Read Full Story
A federal jury has convicted Deborah Jeane Palfrey of running a high-end prostitution ring that catered to members of Washington's political elite on Tuesday afternoon.
Palfrey has repeatedly denied the escort service engaged in prostitution, and that any sex acts happened without her knowledge.
Palfrey caused a buzz last year when she announced that she would sell her phone records to news outlets to pay for her defense.
The trial didn't reveal many new details about the service or the... Read Full Story
In the end, it was a punishment that definitely didn’t fit the crime. Deborah Jeane Palfrey, also known as the D.C. Madam for running a high-priced call girl ring in the nation’s capital, faced up to 55 years in jail. She was scheduled to be sentence this summer. But Palfrey, defiant to the end over her prosecution, was determined not to give in to the Feds. So, sometime yesterday, she walked out to a shed behind her mother’s house near St. Petersburg, Fla, and based on a preliminary... Read Full Story
