An accused madam and a matchmaking recruiter aren’t the only people arrested in the investigation into allegations of a multimillion-dollar New York City prostitution ring: Three others also are quietly facing charges ranging from prostitution to money laundering.
Those three arrests happened weeks and even more than a year ago, but they became the latest sign of the scope of the case after the New York Post reported them Friday. Meanwhile, investigators searched the office of a lawyer connected to the suburban home where alleged madam Anna Gristina lives, a person familiar with the case told The Associated Press.
Prosecutors say Gristina, 44, set up a rendezvous for rich clients for 15 years and was heard bragging that she had connections in law enforcement. Gristina, a former real estate broker and mother of four, and co-defendant Jaynie Baker have pleaded not guilty to a single charge of promoting prostitution. Their lawyers have said the two were working on starting a dating service, not selling sex.
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