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[khou] Houston's "Heidi Fleiss" busted - clients include pro athletes

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  1. Faos

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    http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou090316_mh_high-priced-call-girls.40ec995a.html

    Cops: High-priced hooker ring busted in Houston

    Police: Madam called herself 'Heidi Fleiss of Houston'

    10:44 PM CDT on Monday, March 16, 2009

    By Jeff McShan / 11 News

    HOUSTON -- The arrest of a Houston woman on prostitution charges has women gossiping and husbands sweating.

    Houston police say Deborah Turbiville and her husband Charlie ran one of the biggest call girl rings the city has ever seen.

    Their client list has more than 1,500 names, including professional athletes, doctors, and lawyers, according to investigators on the case.

    They say Turbiville called herself the "Heidi Fleiss of Houston."

    Turbiville went before a judge Monday morning on a charge of promotion of prostitution.

    Investigators say she recruited some of her high-priced call girls on Craig's List.

    Undercover investigators say the women met their clients at upscale hotels in the Galleria area and charged about $350 an hour.

    They sometimes went to a luxurious three-bedroom apartment in the Memorial area to have sex.

    Computer forensic experts are busy dissecting hard drives to complete the client list that they say could trigger a citywide scandal.

    They've already found several names through credit card receipts.

    HPD's Vice Division began working the case two years ago after they arrested a prostitute who was advertising on the Internet.

    Police say she told them about the call girl service and a madam known as Vivian.

    They later learned that "Vivian" was an alias used by Turbiville.

    Police say she ran several different Web sites over the years, including viviansfriends.com and houstongirlfriend.com.

    Turbiville was arrested at her West Houston home last week.

    Police seized more than 50 pounds of paperwork and a safe full of gold bars and coins.

    Investigators believe the couple laundered their money into precious metals and they expect to file money laundering charges.

    Police also confiscated about $40,000, a Lexus and a Chevy Tahoe.

    Investigators are trying to track down the girls who allegedly worked for the Turbivilles and they plan to interview the clients, as well.
     
    #1 Faos, Mar 17, 2009
  2. tinman

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    Priceless...
     
    #2 tinman, Mar 17, 2009
  3. Ari

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    Like my pops always used to say: if you are going to pay for sex, make sure it is in cash.
     
    #3 Ari, Mar 17, 2009
  4. Kam

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    that's pretty awesome to have GOLD BARS in your safe. how are you suppose to take that to the grocery store?
     
    #4 Kam, Mar 17, 2009
  5. worzel gummidge

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    if any current rocket is on that list it could mean they'll be on a different team next season.
     
    #5 worzel gummidge, Mar 17, 2009
  6. krnxsnoopy

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    Another example of the HPD wasting their energy/resources on the wrong things.
     
    #6 krnxsnoopy, Mar 17, 2009
  7. Asian Sensation

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    You pay for it one way or another.
     
    #7 Asian Sensation, Mar 17, 2009
  8. Honey Bear

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    They laundered the cash earned into gold bars.
     
    #8 Honey Bear, Mar 17, 2009
  9. percicles

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    If you withdraw $10,000 from a US bank, the bank sends a notice to the FBI. That's how Elliot Spitzer got busted. He payed in cash.

    Stupid terrorist making it hard to purchase whores.
     
    #9 percicles, Mar 17, 2009
  10. Crudder

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    LOL.. quoted for truth my friend. It'll be interesting to see if any Rockets players are on that list.
     
    #10 Crudder, Mar 17, 2009
  11. wtfamonkey

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    Thats actually pretty smart if you ask me..

    Where else would you store all that cash? in the Bank??????
     
    #11 wtfamonkey, Mar 17, 2009
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    It's good to know the HPD isn't letting the escalating violent crime distract them from what's important.
     
    #12 Oski2005, Mar 17, 2009
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    Am I the only one that tried to go to both of those websites listed?
     
    #13 RunninRaven, Mar 17, 2009
  14. thacabbage

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    i seriously doubt that would be the case.
     
    #14 thacabbage, Mar 17, 2009
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    World's oldest profession. Legalize it already. The demand will always be there.
     
    #15 mateo, Mar 17, 2009
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    On this we can agree. How many hours and dollars were spent on this while neighborhoods go with no patrols because the city doesn't have enough cops on the streets? The moral police in this city is ignoring all kinds of crime to make headlines.
     
    #16 dskillz, Mar 17, 2009
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    #17 ryan_98, Mar 17, 2009
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    should say one civil liberty at a time.
     
    #18 ryan_98, Mar 17, 2009
  19. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    this rule was implemented to to stop money laundering, not terrorisim, its older than that.

    anyhoo, chron has mug shot up


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    #19 pgabriel, Mar 17, 2009
  20. yaoluv

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    if the cops had been actually protecting people instead of spending 2 YEARS investigating high dollar hookers, houston might be safer and carl landry might not have gotten shot!!!!

    :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
     
    #20 yaoluv, Mar 17, 2009
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