3 COUNTS of MONEY LAUNDERING; 2 COUNTS of RICO/ILLEGAL CONTROL of an ENTERPRISE and 1 COUNT of KEEPING a HOUSE of PROSTITUTION: ALL REDUCED to FACILITATION with PROBATION and 4 MONTHS in JAIL – State v. Ms. K (DMC No. 9162) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR 2009-006315): Ms. K had worked for an escort service by the name of AZ Confidential. This business had employed multiple escorts who would exchange sexual favors for money and then give AZ Confidential a portion of the cash in exchange for setting up the meetings. After a large and highly publicized raid resulted in the arrest of multiple co-defendants, Ms. K. was charged under the Arizona RICO Statutes for working with a Criminal Syndicate. She obtained our services and we were able to show that even though she was listed 10th out of the 43 co-defendants, she was not nearly as involved as the owners of AZ Confidential. We were able to secure a Plea to the lowest level of Felony of “Facilitation to Commit Illegal Control of an Enterprise”, which included Probation and 4 months of Jail. Ms. K. had originally been facing mandatory Prison time which could have resulted in well over a decade in custody.
