SDSU Aztec wrote:
Giancarlo Stanton? Canseco lives in FL, but that place might be too expensive for him.
Canseco probably works there.
SDSU Aztec wrote:
Giancarlo Stanton? Canseco lives in FL, but that place might be too expensive for him.
Canseco probably works there.
Looks like there's an underage/pedo angle too.
http://eu.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/indian-river-county/2019/02/22/indian-river-ken-wessel-arrested-florida-human-trafficking-sting/2955623002/The president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County and the John's Island Foundation is one of 173 people arrested or wanted in Indian River County on prostitution charges connected to a human trafficking sting.
Kenneth Wessel, 75, of Indian River Shores, was charged with soliciting prostitution. He was arrested Wednesday and has since been released on $1,000 bail.
Just yesterday:
Federal prosecutors broke law in Jeffrey Epstein case, judge rules
BY JULIE K. BROWN
FEBRUARY 21, 2019 02:51 PM
Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein is a free man, despite sexually abusing dozens of underage girls according to police and prosecutors. His victims have never had a voice, until now.
By
Federal prosecutors, under former Miami U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, broke the law when they concealed a plea agreement from more than 30 underage victims who had been sexually abused by wealthy New York hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
While the decision marks a victory for crime victims, the federal judge, Kenneth A. Marra, stopped short of overturning Epstein’s plea deal, or issuing an order resolving the case. He instead gave federal prosecutors 15 days to confer with Epstein’s victims and their attorneys to come up with a settlement. The victims did not seek money or damages as part of the suit.
“As a legal matter, the non-prosecution agreement entered into by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida does not bind other U.S. Attorneys in other districts. They are free, if they conclude it is appropriate to do so, to bring criminal actions against Mr. Epstein and his co-conspirators,’’ said lawyer David Boies, representing two of Epstein’s victims who claim they were trafficked by Epstein in New York and other areas of the country.
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced it was opening a probe of the case in response to calls from three dozen members of Congress. Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Oversight Subcommittee, on Thursday asked the DOJ to re-open Epstein’s plea deal.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article226577419.html
Arrests have been made of the those accused of running the spas and those accused of exchanging money for sexual favors. Dougherty said aspects of the case are eye-opening.“I never in a million years imagined it would be this much money involved,” he said.
He said between $180,000 and $200,000 in cash was seized through the search warrants at spas and homes.
Dougherty said federal agencies are involved in “tracking money from China into the United States and laundering it here and sending it back other places to be laundered.”
He said in general the massages are $75 to $100, but sex services are more.
“We’ve seen up to $300, $400 changing hands,” he said. “It’s unreported money. That’s where it adds up quick. … You’re not getting sex for $50 or $75 or $100.”
He noted about $3 million in asset forfeitures through bank accounts.
“These people are reporting no income or very little income,” Dougherty said.
Federal agencies, he said, are working to “follow this pyramid, this organization to try and connect them and move to the top.” “We can show an organization here with definitely five spas in this area that’s run by one person with another assistant,” he said. He said federal officials are tracking the electronic trail of cash.
“We’ve seen excessive amounts of money come into these bank accounts and move around, way, way, way, way more than you would ever imagine a spa of any sort,” he said. “We’re talking tens of millions of dollars.”
He said women at the spas are taking tests and getting massage licenses, but don’t speak English. He said the tests are given just in English and Spanish.
Dougherty said in terms of the local impact, shutting down the spas is considerable, but maybe not so much in the big picture.
“It’s like the (drug) cartels: They get one load of dope caught out of 200, big deal, that’s the cost of doing business,” he said. “I think these spas they’re going to wipe away and say it’s the cost of doing business, and I think they will continue, just not here knowing that we are going to stay on them.”
Kibbey, the attorney, said he's hearing from men who say they might have gone to the spas in questions but never paid for sex.
Snyder rejected that: "We were able to determine with certainty that 9 out of 10 men who went into the parlors where we did the search warrants were there for sex," he said.
"Any idea that there are hundreds of men out there who went to these spas and had legitimate massages is a mischaracterization of the truth," Snyder said.
Forget Disney World ... Robert Kraft's alleged sex spa is now the HOTTEST tourist attraction in Florida -- 'cause people are lining up to see the place!!
Oh, and some didn't even bring clothes.
Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida was named by police Friday as the place where the Patriots owner allegedly paid for sex acts on at least 2 separate occasions.
Now ... the closed-down building has transformed into a must-see spot for tourists -- with people parking out front to catch just a small glimpse of the place!!
There was a Giants fan ... TV camera crews ... a sweet old couple ... and some dude who decided to show up naked!!!
Officials say Kraft was driven to the spa by a chauffeur at least twice in the last month or so ... and say they have video of the Pats owner "that shows the act that took place" with him inside of the spa.
Cops say the average cost for services at the spa was $59 for half an hour or $79 for an hour.
The Pats owner is facing 2 counts of soliciting another to commit prostitution, Jupiter Police Chief Daniel Kerr announced.
Remember Mitt Romney's company, Bain? Robert Kraft, Jeffrey Epstein billionaire buddy Mort Zuckerman (owns Daily News, US News and World Report), and El Salvadoran drug lords were the only early investors in that company.
There are major drug and human trafficking aspects to these guys, and probably to these arrests today. Obviously you can see the human trafficking aspect in the massage shop arrests.
Jeffrey Epstein's Virgin Islands private Island, and his close friendship with the former president of Colombia, and his close friendship with Bill (Mena Arkansas) Clinton suggests that Epstein's Little Saint James Island was used not just for child rape, but also for drug trafficking and money laundering.
And Jeffrey Epstein also owned a huge private ranch in New Mexico, complete with a private airport. New Mexico is on the Mexico border, so Epstein was probably flying drugs and girls across the border to his ranch with Mossad/CIA support.
Also, Robert Kraft's NFL franchise is a cash based business. Drug lords need cash-based businesses to launder their drug money. That's why Pablo Escobar bought a pro soccer team.
And the Miami Heat are owned by an Israeli mafia big shot who also owns Caribbean Cruiselines. Those cruise ships are perfect for transporting large amounts of drugs into the US, and the Miami Heat can easily be used to launder tens of billions in drug money.
And guess who owns the Boston Celtics? Executives of Bain. It's all one network, guys.
Give that man a medal wrote:
sub sub elite local hobby jogger wrote:
Pretty entertaining how old most of those guys are. Some dude born in 1934. Old dudes and their Asian fetish...
Who ever that 85 year old is, he deserves a medal.
Come on bro, he isn't 85 for another week and a half. Jeez, every 84 year old does that, this guy isn't Superman!!
"The idea for Bain & Company was conceived by co-founder William Worthington Bain Jr. during his time at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG)."
"in 1976, the lives of Mitt Romney and Benjamin Netanyahu intersected, briefly but indelibly, in the 16th-floor offices of the Boston Consulting Group, where both had been recruited as corporate advisers. At the most formative time of their careers, they sized each other up during the firm’s weekly brainstorming sessions, absorbing the same profoundly analytical view of the world.
That shared experience decades ago led to a warm friendship, little known to outsiders, that is now rich with political intrigue. Mr. Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, is making the case for military action against Iran as Mr. Romney, the likely Republican presidential nominee, is attacking the Obama administration for not supporting Mr. Netanyahu more robustly."
Cop a plea time wrote:
The first charge is a second-degree misdemeanor, punishable by 60 days in jail. The second charge is a first-degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail.
Florida statutes require a minimum of 10 days in jail for any offenses after the first violation. A conviction also carries the possibility of a $5,000 fine, 100 hours of community service and participation in educational programs.
An investigation into the spa, which opened in 2012, began in October.
Surveillance revealed a steady stream of male clients at the nondescript business in a Jupiter strip center between 9 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. They would stay for 30 minutes to an hour, arrest records show.
According to this article, he is unlikely to spend time in jail:
https://www.google.com/amp/www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26055197/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-facing-charges-solicitation-prostitution%3fplatform=anoWhat is motivating you to try to rationalize Kraft out of his proper infamy and sentence?
Lets CEE wrote:
they aint wrote:
They are not the referenced bigger name(s). These two were known immediately. Havens name was on the same list as Kraft.
I doubt there are actually any bigger names than Kraft in this case.
Just because one sports guy says there are don't mean a damned thing
the sports guy said "according to a source" which could be from anywhere. He's very well connected and within law enforcement as well. Why wouldn't there be bigger names? Simply because you post a "pull it out of my rear" doubt?
Assuming Kraft is worth $6 billion, and assuming he did the half-hour $59 rate, I calculate that he has about 100 million visits left before he runs out of cash.
Give that man a medal wrote:
sub sub elite local hobby jogger wrote:
Pretty entertaining how old most of those guys are. Some dude born in 1934. Old dudes and their Asian fetish...
Who ever that 85 year old is, he deserves a medal.
Nonsense, give a medal to the woman that had to be with him.
"Your advertising your stupidity and it hurts your cause which is great!"
"Your advertising your stupidity"
Keep it up, "your" doing great.
SDSU Aztec wrote:
Orchid of Asia wrote:
The cops planted cameras have it on video that Kraft paid and engaged in a sexual act with a victim of sexual trafficking. They have hard evidence and want him and his attorneys to fully cooperate to nail the people running this ring and get it and his name out of the news cycle ASAP. That's why it's being played this way. Then, when charges are dropped for cooperating with investigators, the video will somehow find its way to TMZ and we'll all be in for another round of being grossed out.
Kraft was just a customer, I doubt he knows who owns the place or where the girls came from. When someone famous is busted for solicitation it always becomes public information. As for the charges he is unlikely to receive anything more than probation.
High rollers never spend money at a place of business unless they know who are the owners. A billionaire such as Bob Kraft is a high roller.
Lonely Losers Club (LLC) wrote:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-22/wall-street-legends-identified-florida-prostitution-sting
Damn. 85 year old guy on this list
You've never been around high rollers wrote:
SDSU Aztec wrote:
Kraft was just a customer, I doubt he knows who owns the place or where the girls came from. When someone famous is busted for solicitation it always becomes public information. As for the charges he is unlikely to receive anything more than probation.
High rollers never spend money at a place of business unless they know who are the owners. A billionaire such as Bob Kraft is a high roller.
High rollers don't visit strip mall message parlors. If he buys a Big Mac does he know who the franchisee is? He was nothing more than a customer.
Dick Palmer
Six 'major players' have been arrested as part of the alleged prostitution ring
According to UPI's Al Butler, Kraft is 'not the biggest name involved' in this case