The Beltway Madam pleaded not guilty to federal racketeering and money laundering charges in federal court today.
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 is not falling on her sword for anybody. She’s letting her clients know that she will sell her ‘little black book’ of 10,000 clients to pay for her defense.
Her attorney, Montgomery Sibley, said it seeks only to suppress the names of the 132 escorts who worked for her - not the clients.
Sibley said the list includes some well-known politicians.
“It’s a statistical certainty that there are a fair amount of high-profile people who use the service, all across the government and private sector, here in the metropolitan D.C. area,” said Sibley.
Not only is Palfrey threatening to expose, embarrass and possibly subpoena clients, but she’s taking a combative tone with prosecutors. On her Web site, she admits e-mailing them and promising to make the legal situation “long and unpleasant.”
Palfrey claims her business, which she calls an adult fantasy firm, is completely legitimate and provided services that are legal - like erotic dancing - across the spectrum of adult sexual behavior.
I guess the taxpayers aren’t the only ones getting screwed by the politicians. What cha wanna bet she’s getting very generous help with her legal defense fund ……
March 9th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
My first reaction was to smile at all the nervous people due to this event. Then I thought, why do all well-known types take these risks? Next, I thought, those police photos don’t compliment one’s appearance. But the final thought was, I googled Heidi Fleiss. It appears she is doing just fine. I suspect this person will find the same result.
BSC: Stanford, I had pretty much the same reaction. I’m thinking there are a lot of well-known and well-to-do who are really sweating this out. I also thought her eyes look mean. I also thought she’d better have that info safely tucked away where no one can find or get to it or she might find herself having an accident.
March 10th, 2007 at 11:57 am
to say that the girls with Pamela Martin and Associates were hooker’s is not accurate. As a very loyal and happy customer, I can not tell you how surprised I was the first time I called Pamela Martin and Associates.
The women they sent was as lovely as a young sophia loren and as randy as a ally cat.
Oh my will they publish my name, shit I do not care one bit. I was a single young man with plenty of money and tired of the DC datng scene of female stiffs who were lawyers or lobbyist or hill staffers.
All to best to Deborah who is a classy lady. I just wish out US Attorney’s would focus on something really important.
Still dreaming of the girls at Pamela Martinn and Ass…….
March 10th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Exactly right Beth..is this sickening or what?….Keep fighting the good fight!.:)..and have a super weekend!.
March 11th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Like drug use, it is time for the general public and their lawmakers to recognize that regardless of their religion or economic status, men (and in some cases women) will seek and find opportunities to pay women for sexual services and women will find opportunities to sell sexual services. So I say we legalize prostitution as more socially progressive countries then ours already have, within strict limitations of time and age which then allows us to monitor health services to prevent the spread of disease and to minimize/control the activity itself via taxation to create therapeutic and rehavilitative programs.
October 6th, 2007 at 5:54 am
Deborah Palfrey deserves the Pemberton Award for Good Governance.
Palfrey list is like the black book of 1918.
That trial of the century is deleted from all books.
The list there had 47000 names.
The list here is 46000 phone records.
The listed are not womenisers or machos or ordinary sinners.
They are power brokers, gay lutheran agitators of all wars.
These wretches are only one dirty cover for the real pimps deep underground.
A curse on kingpins, Justice Charles Darling then and judge Adolph Kessler now.
Noel Pemberton-Billing
Trial of the Century 1918
May 1st, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Deborah Jean Palfrey Suicide…
A body found in Florida today had been confirmed to be that of Deborah Jean Palfrey, the D.C. Madam.
Deborah Jean Palfrey (Photo)
When Deborah Jean Palfrey first came to the attention of the country, she scared the crap out of a bunch of powerful men …
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:28 am
The US Government psychologically tortured Deborah Jeane Palfrey to the point of suicide, (in other words to the point of murder).
From an international human rights point of view she was totally innocent.
Why did the US Government do such a thing to her? So they could steal her assets and life savings and claim everything was done legally.
Deborah worked hard for her money, she was an intelligent, successful and hard working business woman.
In her 52 years of existence she never hurt one soul, she was a sweet and beautiful person.
Every single government official involved with her case (or torture) have her blood on their hands. The US government basically murdered her just so they could steal her money.
Only a very cruel government could do such a thing.
(Deborah - I as a fellow human being love and respect you with all my heart, I know you were innocent just like Jesus was innocent of all charges brought upon him before he was crucified - God bless your soul).