The New York-based international prostitution ring that was busted yesterday has the type of billable hours a high-powered law firm would kill for. One man and three women were arrested in a sting that shut down Emperors Club VIP, which claimed to introduce clients to models. Really, really expensive models. "Court documents unsealed yesterday said Emperors Club involved 50 prostitutes who billed between $1,000 and $5,500 an hour," reports the Sun. But just because they were charging those fees doesn't mean they were raking in the cash: Conversations intercepted by authorities reveal the callgirls often had trouble getting an imprint of clients' American Express cards in order to charge them. And what were they supposed to tell clients when they called in asking how to explain the charges to their accountants?
Chief federal judge investigated for alleged involvement with prostitute
"The driver told 9NEWS he took prostitutes to meet Judge Nottingham at two locations in the Denver area about 10 times during the summer of 2007.
One of those locations is a condo in Denver listed as the residence of Edward Nottingham III, the judge's adult son. The son's name is listed on the condo directory at 1489 Steele Street, apartment #307, Denver.
The driver says the prostitutes would mention Judge Nottingham by name before and after their appointments with him and frequently referred to the judge by his nickname: "Naughty."
The driver described one conversation with a prostitute about Nottingham. "She was like, well, 'It's Naughty.' I said, 'Who's that?' She said, 'A federal judge.' She said, 'He's on some big trials and stuff like that.'"
The driver also told 9NEWS he met the judge in person, then later looked him up on the Internet and saw his picture.
The driver says he saw Judge Nottingham outside the condo complex on Steele Street interacting with the prostitutes several times.
"They always seemed pretty affectionate, you would almost think they were a couple by the way that they acted together," the driver told 9NEWS. "They would hug each other and almost kiss on the cheek and then they would go inside."
The driver says the women returned from their meeting with the judge with $300 or $400 in cash per visit."
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