Former escort business owner says she's reached deal on records (Hookergate?)

[babylonsister]

http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=6216583&nav=S6aK

Former escort business owner says she's reached deal on records


WASHINGTON The woman who ran an escort service in the Washington area for 13 years says she's reached a deal to hand over her phone records of up to 15-thousand clients.

In an e-mail to W-T-O-P radio, Deborah Jeane Palfrey says she is giving away all phone records, logs and invoices to what she calls a reputable investigative news organization.

She says she needs help mining the lists for potential defense witnesses in her criminal and civil cases.

Palfrey was arraigned last week on federal racketeering charges.

The list has only phone numbers for now.

But it has generated widespread speculation about who might be on it.

Palfrey's attorney says they had about a dozen serious offers to buy it.

Palfrey says that with her assets seized by the federal government, she needs to leverage the list to help with her defense.

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Information from: Neal Augenstein/WTOP-AM, http://www.wtopnews.com

[Colobo]

1. Prostitution should be legal

Why in the world is paying for sex a crime?

[babylonsister]

2. I agree, but because it's not, the media whores will latch onto this.

And I'll watch with elation! :evilgrin: :popcorn:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. We already have a Hookergate...

The Duke and the Hookers

Before he was caught and sent to jail, former Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham was entertained by prostitutes hired by a defense contractor, according to a new federal indictment against a man he has accused of bribing him with gifts of money, meals and favors.
http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/node/2139


that said... :popcorn:

[babylonsister]

4. The prostitutes who entertained him were in DC; this could be the

madam. Pure speculation, but there it is.

[SpiralHawk]

28. Yes, this is republicon prostigate, to go with republicon hookergate

When it comes to republicons and prostitutes, the air is thick...

[youngdem]

5. She may get a pretty sweet deal soon.

This happened in New Orleans a few years ago. FBI staked out a whore house in New Orleans (after 9/11 mind you) and the madam hinted she might release her black book and low and behold, the judge excoriated the FBI for their stupid investigation wasting time in a post-9/11 world and she got a slap on the wrist.

They keep good records for a reason - in case someone gets a bad case of the hypocrites.

[Newsjock]

6. Alleged Vallejo madam (D.C. prostitution ring) agrees to share phone records

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/12/BAGC6OK2UP59.DTL

A Vallejo woman indicted on federal charges for allegedly running a prostitution ring in Washington, D.C., said Monday that she has reached a deal to share phone records of thousands of clients with a media organization.

Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 50, said in an e-mail to a Washington radio station that she had decided to "hand over all phone records, logs and invoices (including those presently unknown to the government) to what I believe to be one of the most reputable and respected investigative news organizations in the country, to assist me with my needs." She did not identify the organization.

In the e-mail to station WTOP, Palfrey said the records, which weigh 46 pounds and could include phone numbers of some 10,000 clients from 1993 to 2006, "need to be mined for potential defense witnesses in the criminal and civil cases currently pending against me." Palfrey has previously threatened to sell the records to help pay for her defense.

Palfrey did not say whether any money was involved in the arrangement to hand over the records. Reached outside her Vallejo home Monday, Palfrey declined comment.

[iamjoy]

7. This Could Get Interesting

:popcorn:

[Monkeyman]

8. Yep there are some Replugs for sure

[onenote]

9. there also could be some Democrats

Be careful what you wish for...

[John Q. Citizen]

13. I say, let the chips fall where they may. n/t

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. It's too bad people are more concerned about the sex lives of lawmakers

than they are concerned about whether or not they are hypocrites.

It's the congressional morality-spouters that need to be affected by this.

[w4rma]

27. Fine with me. It won't hurt the Dems. (nt)

[sce56]

10. Yes well We might lose a few Democratics as well. Like Nancy said time to clean out the swamp!

[AlCzervik]

11. oh yeah!! This is a local story for me so hopefully some of our intrepid

reporters will get some inside dirt which i will report back here straight away.

[Malikshah]

12. I must admit, that I fear for those non-clients involved in this--

and by non-clients I mean Ms. Palfrey and Co.

Stay safe.

[tuvor]

14. Double-edged sword.

A client list of over 10,000 can't be comprised exclusively of Republicans.

[yava]

15. phone records

Does the released info include the phone numbers of the top escort ladies?

[HuffleClaw]

16. i expect the FBI will seize the stuff PDQ

on direct orders of gonzales.

[Truthiness Inspector]

17. Rut-row!

I bet a lot of people are sweating bullets right about now.

[alfredo]

19. If she sells it to Fox, they will only publicize Dems on the list.

and keep the Republicans secret.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

22. And the thugs will have more money to buy it...

thanks to Halliburton.

[alfredo]

23. Did she provide teenaged boys?

[tuvor]

20. Only two votes?

Geeze, the thread that got combined with this one made it to five votes before it got merged.

Unfortunately, the votes didn't get merged in the process.

[Eurobabe]

26. I just made it 5, K & R, ohh this is juicy!!

And I bet there are FAR more CONS involved in this than Dems. Maybe there is shit connected to Duke.

[sarcasmo]

21. Quick, I must change my cell phone number.

[Sivafae]

24. This is not only going to affect politicians but top military brass as well. n/t

[Joanne98]

25. And lobbyists! There IS a Gawd!

:popcorn:

[Vadem]

29. K&R! Bring it all to the forefront and the first page of WaPo!....n/t

[anotherdrew]

30. well, maybe we'll get to know nearly as much as the boys tapping Amdocs n/t

ok, not even nearly...

[liberalla]

31. "one of the most reputable and respected investigative news organizations"

WHO would that be? That's what I want to know!