NEW YORK, March 6, 2008

A Ratings Guide For Pricey Prostitutes?

International Prostitution Ring Exposed, Gave Up To "7-Diamond" Ratings To Call Girls

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(AP)  Four people have been arrested and accused of organizing a prostitution ring that charged wealthy clients in Europe and the U.S. thousands of dollars for prostitutes rated by diamonds.

The conspiracy charges against the man and three women accuse them of running the Emperors Club VIP ring from at least December 2004, U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia said Thursday.

On its Web site, the company displays photographs of the prostitutes' bodies, with their faces hidden, along with hourly rates depending on whether the prostitutes were rated with one diamond, the lowest ranking, or seven diamonds, the highest.

A three-diamond prostitute would cost $1,000 per hour, while the Icon Club allowed access to the most highly ranked prostitutes at $5,500 an hour, prosecutors said.

Authorities said the defendants arranged connections between wealthy men and more than 50 prostitutes in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Miami, London and Paris.

All four were charged with conspiracy to violate federal prostitution laws: Mark Brener, 62, and Cecil Suwal, 23, who live together in Cliffside Park, New Jersey; Temeka Rachelle Lewis, 32, of Brooklyn; and Tanya Hollander, 36, of Rhinebeck, New York.

Brener, accused of being the leader and recruiter of the prostitutes, and Suwal, accused of controlling the operation's bank accounts, also were charged with conspiracy to launder more than $1 million in illicit proceeds.

Lewis and Hollander were accused of arranging meetings between prostitutes and clients. They were released late Thursday on $250,000 bail each.

Hollander's lawyer, Mary Mulligan, said her client "leads a quiet life." Lewis's lawyer, Daniel Gordon, declined to comment.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael H. Dolinger ordered that Brener be held without bail after prosecutors said $600,000 in cash and an Israeli passport were found in his apartment.

Brener's lawyer, Jennifer Brown, said her client was a U.S. citizen who had lived in the United States for 20 years.

Suwal was not immediately able to post her $500,000 bail. Her lawyer, Daniel Parker, said she denies the charges.

"We're going to conduct a thorough investigation into the charges," he said. "At the end of the day, we think she'll be completely vindicated."

Assistant U.S. Attorney Dan Stein said he believed the arrests shut down the ring.

In a criminal complaint, FBI agent Kenneth Hosey said clients were told a wire transfer to the Emperors Club would be identified as QAT Consulting to appear to be a business transaction.

Hosey said the defendants earned more than $1 million illegally through the business.

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by surefirewinr March 11, 2008 1:37 AM EDT
Look closely at his dress shirt and you''ll see the outline of a nipple ring. Could a leather mask, bare assed leather pants and locker-room sniffing be far behind? Truly a man of the people (West Village, that is.)
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by carpriddler March 10, 2008 11:01 PM EDT
I will make a prediction. He is going to do something very stupid to show that he is really a moral family guy, and not the ***********. He has been living a lie for a long time, and getting away with it.
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by andyli1004 March 8, 2008 6:21 AM EST
Even before her, (a few minutes anyway) queens, empresses, and pharoahs ruled the lives of entire cultures. Internet is a good place to share information and meet friends. I

recently found a nice web site called pubspa.com where you can meet

friends who have same interest in beauty care, massage, wellness and

spa treatment. You can also share blog, video, game, photos, etc with

people from all over the world. Unlike other online dating sites where

you have to pay membership fee, this site is totally free. I already

made several interesting friends there.
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by guysdigdirt March 7, 2008 5:32 PM EST
i know a NEGATIVE 7 diamond prostitute who makes more than that--billary clinton? are you there?

Posted by cpaide at 03:19 AM : Mar 07, 2008

I see another bushie moron has added his two cents worth. Only 319 days left! Enjoy!
Posted by leftyintexas

Had to make it political didn''t you. thank you very much.
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by guysdigdirt March 7, 2008 5:30 PM EST
Take away the male *** drive & how much do men really need or want women? Other than to have their kids of course. The only power women have over men is sexual. Once they lose their *** appeal and are too old to have kids, what power do women have?
Posted by Keithle1

A true asset to the male ***. Thank you richard cranium.
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by klingon69 March 7, 2008 2:12 PM EST
"A ratings guide for pricey prostitutes?"

Now if those ratings were in Consumer Reports, then it would actually be worth subscribing to!

Perhaps it''''s just me, those red dots that describes "excellent" ratings on Consumer Reports...

...do they look like nipplles or what?!
Posted by USAyesterday at 12:49 AM : Mar 07, 2008
Oh, you got it bad...go out, find someone, have ***...maybe even see some real nipples.
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by leftyintexas March 7, 2008 12:41 PM EST
i know a NEGATIVE 7 diamond prostitute who makes more than that--billary clinton? are you there?

Posted by cpaide at 03:19 AM : Mar 07, 2008

I see another bushie moron has added his two cents worth. Only 319 days left! Enjoy!
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by bobgee_1999 March 7, 2008 9:51 AM EST
"Men" who drivel on about the mystique of women are merely chauvinists with low self-esteem, to be lead around by their inadequacies.
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by brianbwb-2009 March 7, 2008 8:09 AM EST
Posted by Keithle1

And if you really want to know about power, divorce one, you will find her to be much more costly than that, and you won''t be "getting anymore" but you will still be paying.

You want to talk power?
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by brianbwb-2009 March 7, 2008 6:45 AM EST
"what power do women have?" Posted by Keithle1

I have several women friends that could beat any average sized man in a fight, the days when women were considered to be the "weaker" gender ended in your parent''s day, and it wasn''t even true then. I doubt if men could endure having a baby, we have trouble with a large stool.

Female CEOs can determine your job status, female stockholders can also determine that, and a female, Margaret Thatcher, determined that men would die in the Malvinas. Even before her, (a few minutes anyway) queens, empresses, and pharoahs ruled the lives of entire cultures.

Not to forget that the vast majority of people raised by a single parent were raised by the mother suggests that females deal with economic stresses better than men.
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by cpaide March 7, 2008 6:19 AM EST
i know a NEGATIVE 7 diamond prostitute who makes more than that--billary clinton? are you there?
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by keithle1 March 7, 2008 5:50 AM EST
Men need to stick it in a different hole every now & then. Do you want to eat chicken every night for the rest of your life?

Take away the male *** drive & how much do men really need or want women? Other than to have their kids of course. The only power women have over men is sexual. Once they lose their *** appeal and are too old to have kids, what power do women have?
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by watcher269-2009 March 7, 2008 4:39 AM EST
Now you know where most of the Hailburton Profits are going and why Cheney needs a team of doctors with him where ever he travels!
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by dylanxxv March 7, 2008 3:23 AM EST
reeeee ****...
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by dylanxxv March 7, 2008 3:21 AM EST
sweetreeeed...Let me guess...Your either a *** or your on some killer acid?
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by spinster2 March 6, 2008 11:53 PM EST
$3000 and "hour". I didn''t know diomonds could go that high.
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by keithle1 March 6, 2008 11:50 PM EST
If the bootay was easily accessible, men wouldn''t need to pay for IT. If you''re no longer a virgin, sleep with a man NOW. Even if he''s not Prince William or George Clooney. DO IT. You''re a straight woman, right? Then have s e x!
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by dylanxxv March 6, 2008 10:22 PM EST
Prostitutes are evil...They must be locked away from society for selling that glorious snatch...
Don''t the powers that be have anything else to do? Like going after peeps who commit REAL crimes?
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by frankbowers March 6, 2008 9:38 PM EST
Lets us see now the RNC, the US. AG''s office, with the FBI''s and those who wanted there in the Whitehouse for the past 6 years have been listening I wander what their kick backs were money or their choice for an hour I bet Laura sssssssssssssurely does not know. The best of good bys Frank Bowers in Austin, TX
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by greybeardvet March 6, 2008 9:21 PM EST
$3,000 for an hour of work! These gals must be Republican CEO''s, oh, wait a minute, that''s who they are servicing. By the way, what does a Family Values guy like Senator Vitter do if he knocks up a ***? Does he adopt the baby, abort it, or call it a tax deduction?
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