Posted on 05/11/2009 6:28:49 AM PDT by tlb
Mickey Rourke, Charlie Sheen, Jose Canseco, Courtney Love and several Playmates are among those whose names have turned up in records provided to authorities.
Braun, aka “Nici,” is due to be arraigned Monday in federal court as part of an agreement to “cooperate fully”.
The mother of two is alleged to have taken the escort business to new levels of profitability by introducing the most desirable Playmates, Pets and porn stars to men who didn’t blink at paying $500,000 for a “girlfriend.” But, after an impressive 15-year run (she always paid her taxes), Braun slipped up when an FBI agent posing as a “Platinum Club member” lured her into violating the Mann Act.
Sheen once gave Braun a $20,000 check for an evening with four girls, Braun alleged in Rolling Stone. “I once saw a very expensive painting at her condo,” recalls Hanks. “She said, ‘That’s a gift from Charlie Sheen.’”
Hanks says a former Nici girl told him she turned down a job to join Courtney Love and her boyfriend for a threesome.
Braun also requested information on former Yankee Canseco, says Hanks. “I’ve heard of her,” the steroid-stained ballplayer tells us. “But I’ve never paid for sex in my life.”
Another alleged client was Jeff Kwatinetz, who managed the Backstreet Boys and Kelly Clarkson when he ran The Firm.
Other alleged Braun clients included Turkish cell phone billionaire Hakan Uzan, hedge fund manager Mark Yagalla and mortgage brokerage tycoon Michael Fanghella.
Last year, the government alleged that Braun made at least $8.5 million from her Miami and L.A. agencies. So she appears to be getting off fairly lightly — forfeiting just $325,425, paying a $30,000 fine and spending six months under house arrest.
Says Ebner, “The things she knows make Heidi Fleiss look like Mary Poppins.”
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High rollers. It will be interesting to see where this goes, if anywhere.
Obviously these people haven’t discovered Craigslist.
Radio host Mancow called Playboy upscale prostitution, and I guess he is right.
You ain’t gonna find Playboy Playmates, Penthouse Pets and the hottest porn starlets advertising on Craigslist.
Photos of the woman that that scumbag medical student murdered in Boston a few weeks ago have been plastered all over Boston TV and newspapers.She was stunningly attractive.
There's a certain amount of bragging that goes along with seeing Playmates, Pets and porn starlets.
>>>Mancow called Playboy upscale prostitution,
Often yes, but usually no. Several years back when I was reading up about the earlier scandal I came across a discussion on a porn industry website with the writer saying that about one in four Playmates for at least a short time would escort. So 3 in 4 don’t.
As I recall Nici’s site claimed back then at least one Playmate of the Year plus numerous lesser Playmates.
“There’s a certain amount of bragging that goes along with seeing Playmates, Pets and porn starlets.’
Seeing them is cheap and easy. Touching them is another matter.
“...one in four Playmates for at least a short time would escort. So 3 in 4 don’t.”
That just means 1 in 4 use a broker.
Remember back 2 years or so when some madame got busted and she started leaking low level Republican aide names?
Whatever happened to the full disclosure of her clients list?
Is this the same woman or are there any politicians in her database?
How many Madam scandals have we seen, but you never see the list of John’s. Just rumors. The primary effort is not to release the names.
So if he'd just given her several paintings (as "gifts") and no check (and maybe the name of a good art broker or gallery...) he'd be in the clear?
Why do these people use their real names?
"Aren't you Charlie Sheen?"
"I get that a lot, but, no, I'm not."
"Riiiight."
“I didn’t pay them for sex. I paid them to leave” - Charlie Sheen
She hanged herself and what records came out were worthless. Mostly phone numbers at hotels. The story died very quickly. I kind of doubt that it was a suicide, there seems to be a rash of hangings lately of people who might know something good.
That’s right, it was a suspicious hanging. Now I recall.
And many people breathed a sigh of relief because the story and investigation was buried.
That’s one of my favorite quotes of all time.
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