Atlanta Adult Entertainment: CBS Atlanta 46Pa. firms behind Escorts.com face federal charges
Posted on November 1st, 2011 in Atlanta adult entertainment
Pa. firms behind Escorts.com face federal charges
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Two Philadelphia-based companies have been charged with running a website used by prostitutes and escort services to advertise, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
National A-1 Advertising Inc. and R.S. Duffy Inc. agreed to plead guilty to money laundering conspiracy and will forfeit $4.9 million, pay a $1.5 million fine and serve 1 1/2 years of probation, according to court documents filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Williamsport.
The companies, both of which share the same Philadelphia address, operated Escorts.com beginning in 2007. Prostitutes and escort services paid to advertise on the site, while customers were charged subscription fees.
The companies have forfeited the domain name.
National A-1 also operates phone-sex lines and a pornographic website. Those portions of its business are unaffected by its plea agreement in the escorts.com case, according to court documents.
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