That’s my reaction. A surprising number of men with a lot of money, or even just a little, will spend it on the oldest profession. That’s why that profession exists. I’m always disappointed in those who patronize prostitutes, and in this case I’m a little startled that it’s done from a work email account, but otherwise I don’t see this as news.
It’s a crime of course, and the use of work accounts is pretty brazen. However, I wouldn’t say “scandal” about something so ordinary, and I certainly don’t see what Mr. Bezos’s involvement is.
Of course prostitutes in Seattle are trafficked from Asia. Duh. If Amazon puts its new HQ in Charlotte (which my son says is a rumor Uptown), they’ll get their underage girls from Central America.