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'Beltway Madam' Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Racketeering, Money Laundering Charges
Fox News ^ | 03/09/2007 | EagleUSA

Posted on 03/09/2007 11:47:48 AM PST by EagleUSA

WASHINGTON — The so-called "Beltway Madam" pleaded not guilty to federal racketeering and money laundering charges in federal court Friday.

Prosecutors say Deborah Jean Palfrey, 50, ran a call-girl service in the Washington, D.C. area for 13 years, taking appointments from her California home and dispatching women to luxury hotels in Washington and Baltimore. They say the service promoted prostitution.

Palfrey was released Friday on her own recognizance, but had her passport confiscated. She was officially booked, and had her picture and fingerprints taken by police.

The judge also ordered Palfrey to wear an electronic monitoring device to track her travels between California and Washington, and anywhere in between.

Palfrey, who was indicted last week, is threatening to release her little black book of 10,000 clients on the Internet to pay for her defense.

She writes on her Web site that "consideration is being given to selling the entire 46 pounds of detailed and itemized phone records for the 13-year period, to raise the requisite defense funds."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: beltwaymadam; crime; deborahjeanpalfrey; deborahpalfrey; hookers; jeane; madame; two; washington
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To: AmishDude
If she had names, she'd just use them.

She doesn't have names, she has records of phone calls (phone numbers, dates, and times). This information readily leads to lots of other information.

41 posted on 03/09/2007 1:48:07 PM PST by 3niner (War is one game where the home team always loses.)
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To: Calpernia

You are voting to clean up behavior which has no effect on you. You are voting for big government programs and more taxes. How is it you think that's conservative?


42 posted on 03/09/2007 4:55:39 PM PST by carolinalivin
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To: EagleUSA
Racketerring??? Some powerful players must be terrified of the list being made public. Wasn't this a Night Court episode? Where's Dan Fielding when you need him!
43 posted on 03/09/2007 5:04:19 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel ("...Mindless pack of trained Maoist circus seals.")
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To: carolinalivin

I don't vote with you.


44 posted on 03/09/2007 5:44:13 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Calpernia

That's correct because you vote nanny state.


45 posted on 03/09/2007 5:46:00 PM PST by carolinalivin
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To: EagleUSA

"Oh, this would be just sweet. Get out the popcorn and turn on TiVo."

If she lives long enough to rat out her clients.


46 posted on 03/09/2007 5:53:59 PM PST by Rb ver. 2.0 (A Muslim soldier can never be loyal to a non-Muslim commander.)
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To: carolinalivin

Whatever makes you feel better.


47 posted on 03/09/2007 5:57:02 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: EagleUSA
Oh, I would love to get a hold of that little black book....

So would some foreign intelligence services and al Qaeda I'll bet....

48 posted on 03/10/2007 4:36:40 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: EagleUSA

Please, Madame, put the names on the internet. Your nation needs you. Answer the call.


49 posted on 03/10/2007 4:42:29 AM PST by AD from SpringBay (We have the government we allow and deserve.)
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To: 3niner
I doubt if she really intends to sell it. She probably has many former clients who are in a position to make life very difficult for those involved in prosecuting her.

That is her angle, no doubt. She had over $750,000 (according to the indictment) deposited in her accounts.

She doesn't need someone to pay her legal fees, she needs someone to apply pressure.

50 posted on 03/10/2007 4:54:07 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party will not exist in a few years....we are watching history unfold before us.)
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To: bilhosty

What? Are you serious? The worst guy in the world was Haggard and was he a democrat?????


51 posted on 03/10/2007 5:10:39 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: napscoordinator

Well the way they smear us who cares. we are just as fair as CBS here.


52 posted on 03/10/2007 8:28:23 AM PST by bilhosty (to hell with ABCNNBCBS)
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