At the most, it's a misdemeanor.  LE will not coerce a well reviewed provider into something like that just to snag a couple of her regular clients.  They are more likely to use CL, post an ad, and set it up that way.

If LE was to use a well reviewed provider the way you suggest, and you get popped, then you may as well give it up because God himself was out to get you.

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LE is in the business of making the public safe. Thus, for the most part, they target unsafe practices such as the streetwalkers and interne-streetwalkers.

They will use a female undercover to get the guys who frequent those types and also an undercover client to get those types of providers.

They are not going to get too far into going through a big screening process to get a provider to snare a few guys. They can get more guys in one day the other way than a week with a snare.

Now I said all this as "for the most part", there may have been and there maybe times when LE try something like that, but it isn't going to be anywhere near a high enough percentage to prevent me from seeing a very well reviewed provider.

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But just a little something to chew on...

LE is not interested in investing the time or expense involved in pursuing discreet providers who practice their trade behind closed doors and keep a low profile.
LE IS interested in the Street Walker scene primarily as it has much more of an effect on the general population. Also, Craig's List, which has become the street scene of the internet generation, is attracting a lot of heat right now.  Many of the ladies on CL use tactics that pretty much dare LE to go after them.

The only time I heard about an indie busted by LE was not due to coercion but rather by complaining neighbors. The reason for the complains were having idiot hobbyists knocking the wrong condo late at night, parked at unassigned parking space, and actually weren't so discreet about it when approached by unsuspecting neighbors.