I've heard that use of a credit card to pay for your hobby constitutes interstate commerce. Raising the putative offense to federal violation. What do others think?
prosecute and convict people for prostitution, Mann Act, Travel Act, conspiracy, and money laundering crimes, even when they are seeking mere innocent companionship and a friendly bbj or two, followed by a Bible reading session with whipped cream.
The CC and ATM systems operate in interstate commerce. The Mann Act has to do with transportation in interstate commerce. People all too often pay for plane tickets, cars, and hotel rooms with CCs, then leave DNA on the bedspread, and occasionally on the ceiling or dripping from the chandelier.
Remember these words:
"This is a modest contribution for your college fund, and nothing else.
"If however, you insist upon gobbling Mr Happy, I am weak and cannot put up much of a fight! I will consider your transgressions to be merely synchronistic." LOL
PoonSchlong aka Into the Mouths of Babes (over 21!)
If its the Lost Collie dog, I have some Krispy Kreme dog biscuits for you since you seem so fond of them. LOL!
Perhaps you are the LostSchlong. I confess, I can't keep track of all the handles and thought you were two distinct persons. I am not such a judge of writing styles as you claim to be. LOL!! If you are the LostSchong, my appologies for being so hard on you, and I encourage you to write more clearly when you present your legal information.
Using a credit card to pay for a date, makes use of "instrumentalities"... "in/of"... "interstate commerce" for purposes of the federal Money Laundering (max 20 yr prison) and Travel Act (max 5 year prison) felony statutes. The operator of a ring of purely local massage/prostitution parlors was convicted of Money Laundering because of use of credit cards in US v Baker. The opinion also stated that this was also a Travel Act violation, even though he wasn't charged with a Travel Act violation.
It doesn't appear to me that a client who paid with a credit card, however, could be charged for money laundering given the language of the statute but I could be wrong. The Travel Act on the other hand is worded so broadly, that a client could potentially be charged for using a credit card or even just sending an email to set up a date even if no state lines were crossed. This question would deserve further research.
The Mann Act would not apply, since it deals only with the physical transport of an individual for prostitution.
Some bitch, 'posing' as an escort fraudulently used my credit card to charge perfume, phone minutes, etc. to my credit card. Fortunately, I was reimbursed by the card company but had she not had the card information in the first place, we wouldn't have been stung by the loss eaten by the credit card company.
What a lying, cheating, thieving chick ..... and she'd been hired by an agency in Chicago !!!!!! Also on my sh### list.
look too stupid!! Hey Lost Collie Dog, your original post never mentioned money laundering or the Travel Act. You edited it to make yourself look more knowledgeable, after I posted about them.
If I'm not mistaken about writing styles, you were posting on TBD as "SeanConneryXXX" among many other handles before getting banned for pompous flaming. As ConneryXXX you pointed me to US v Baker, so I think you once had seen that case. But I don't think you are really a lawyer, because your understanding of the law is so vague and imprecise. At least that is the way you write.
The brothels in Nevada accept credit cards. There are no federal violations there. Anti Prostitution statues are state laws, not federal. However, if an escort service is perceived to be operated by organized crime, and state lines are somehow breached, the FBI might get involved. In that case, they would be after the operators of the service. They might try to convince the customers to be witnesses against the defendants. Non-cooperating, “hostile” witnesses are very damaging to the prosecutions case. Remember, to get a conviction, the prosecution has to convince a jury you are guilty of something
In Las Vegas, one is not entitled to a jury trial for a misdemeanor. From what my lawyer told me, the police here can pretty much do whatever they want & can get a conviction based on very loose evidence. I was told that just having an ad or website can be used against me because I'm "inviting" them to see me. I am very scared & could possibly face jail time if arrested again. I'm thinking of going to work in Pahrump until this blows over. Can anyone give me any advice or share their experiences specific to Las Vegas?
I am a nice girl & am pretty angry about this situation. I never had so much as a speeding ticket before this!
Please help.
Rose of Las Vegas