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Secret Service Boss: Sorry About the Hookers

Kevin Spak — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:28:42 CDT

Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan testified on Capitol Hill today, apologizing for the first time for the Colombian prostitution scandal—even as the Senate Homeland Security Committee brought new indiscretions to light. Employees "did some really dumb things," Sullivan said, assuring lawmakers that the behavior "is not representative" of the...

Secret Service Has Another Prostitution Scandal

Kevin Spak — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:02:32 CDT

Looks like there are teeth to the rumors that the Secret Service's Colombian sex adventure wasn't a one-time thing . The Service is investigating reports that its agents were serviced by prostitutes on a trip to El Salvador in March of last year, according to the Hill . A government subcontractor told...

Fired Secret Service Agents: This Happens All the Time

Kevin Spak — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:01:59 CDT

Several agents who were pressured into resigning in the Secret Service prostitution scandal are contemplating fighting for their jobs—and naming names to do it, sources close to them tell the Washington Post . The agents say they're being unfairly punished, because managers have tolerated similar dalliances in the past. "Of...

Berlusconi: 'Women Are by Nature Exhibitionists'

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:27:47 CDT

Embattled former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi made a surprise appearance at his own criminal trial today. Berlusconi is not legally required to attend the trial, which concerns the allegation that he hired an underage prostitute. But he showed up anyway to observe and during a break decided to tell...

NY Prostitutes: Time to Ban Condoms as Evidence

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:26:05 CDT

New York prostitutes think they—and their clients—will be safer if their state becomes the first to stop using condoms as evidence in prostitution arrests, Bloomberg reports. Since condoms are considered probable cause and can be used against them, many prostitutes simply don't carry protection while working, explains a...

Inside the Sex Club Where Obama's Agents Got Wild

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:08:57 CDT

Welcome to a shabby Colombian bar called the Pley Club. This windowless, one-story brick building with a tacky neon sign outside is located in a poor area of Cartagena. Little black tables cover a gloomy dance floor. Dancers in tight dresses show off leg and cleavage on a white stage....

Brothels, Sex Trafficking Booming in Spain

Mark Russell — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:17:36 CDT

Spain's economy may be on the verge of imploding, but one area remains more lucrative than ever—prostitution. Especially in border areas close to France, thousands of women line countryside roads, offering sex for $40 or so. Of the up to 400,000 prostitutes working in Spain, about 90% are...

Ontario Legalizes Brothels

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:43:06 CDT

Ontario has just made it slightly more difficult for Dominique Strauss-Kahn to get arrested within her borders: An Ontario court today overturned a ban on brothels, in a controversial move designed to minimize risks and safety threats to those who work in the world's oldest profession. The ruling will take...

Millionaire Madam Rolodex Has Big Name: John Edwards

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:13:58 CDT

If John Edwards thought his 15 minutes of infamy were finally up, it looks like he was mistaken. DNAInfo , which broke the story of New York City's so-called Millionaire Madam , reports that the first major name to bubble up in the alleged prostitution scheme belongs to none other than the...