"D.C. Madam" Seeks Federal Handout. Palfrey wants $500,000 from court to hire private attorney

[Ian David]

MARCH 29--Citing "irreconcilable personal and professional differences" between herself and her court appointed public defender, former Washington, D.C. madam Deborah Palfrey is now asking the court to hand over $500,000 for her to hire a private attorney. In a motion filed today in U.S. District Court, Palfrey claims to have already met with a number of attorneys about handling her defense with their price tag running "between $150,000 to $300,000 in fees" as well as another "$100,000 to $200,000 in investigatory fees." The bulk of the investigation money would be slated toward tracking down information about the phone records she claims to have kept on 15,000 johns and prostitutes. Palfrey, 51, was indicted earlier this month on money laundering charges stemming from her operation of the Pamela Martin & Associates escort service, which closed last summer after 13 years in business. She was previously convicted of operating a prostitution business in California and spent 18 months in prison where the above mug shot was snapped. (3 pages)

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[Warren DeMontague]

1. How much taxpayer money would we save if we stopped going after consenting adult behavior

that isn't anyone else's business, in the first place?

"Wars" on drugs.. consenting adult porn, prostitution.. physician assisted suicide.

Jesus. Just leave people the hell alone and let them make their own choices, good or bad. Fuck.

[youngdem]

2. Amen.

Right after 9/11, the FBI used HUNDREDS of man hours to investigate a brothel here in New Orleans.

I mean, can you imagine a whore house in NEW ORLEANS ! Oh, the humanity!

Anyway, the judge brought the investigating officer and lead prosecutor in to open court and simply excoriated them in open court for wasting investigators' time at such a critical hour in our nation's history hunting down hookers in New Orleans. It was hilarious. They were forced into taking a plea, and the judge APOLOGIZED to the madam at sentencing, at which she was slapped on the wrist. (She later wrote a book)

Prostitution prohibition is just another religious rule that has crept into our laws.

[gimama]

3. Was this part of duke cunningham Watergate "poker nights"?

I keep waiting for the mysteries to be revealed! ;}
& investigations & IMPEACHMENT to commence!