New York authorities have broken up an exclusive international ring of prostitutes charging up to $6000 an hour for their services, according to an indictment unveiled by prosecutors.
Four people alleged to have run the “Emperor’s Club” were charged with conspiracy to violate federal prostitution statutes, while two of them were also charged with laundering more than $1 million in illegal proceeds.
According to prosecutors, the ring operated in cities across the United States and in London and Paris, employing more than 50 prostitutes who charged clients fees ranging from $1000 to more than $6000 per hour.
The club even offered clients the option of paying with cash, credit card, wire transfer or money order, selling the prostitutes’ services through a website that ranked each of them on a system of one to seven diamonds.
The four defendants face up to five years in jail on the prostitution charges and up to a further 20 years on the money laundering counts.
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