tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25484511759081737192024-02-07T17:40:17.418-05:00Blueprint for an Escort ServiceHow to open and operate an escort service - a blog for escort business entrepreneursVicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-73650866155734855812019-12-01T01:11:00.000-05:002019-12-01T01:11:42.930-05:00New Mailing Address
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<b>To anyone who wrote me a snail mail
letter and never received a response:</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
I always respond to mail if I receive it and if the statements or
questions are not legally compromising. My mailing address from the
books (mainly referring to the Blueprint books) has changed. The old
address that I used is now a closed business so I had no choice after
10 years except to get a new business address.<br />
<br />
If you received the mail back or didn't receive a response, as I
recently discovered that only business mail was forwarded, please
contact me via the email address that's also in the book for the new
address.<br />
<br />
Thank you and my apologies for any issues. I used to receive
letters frequently and realized what the address change caused. I'm
posting this on Facebook also.
<br />
Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-28420338171770456332014-12-07T00:05:00.000-05:002023-02-27T11:40:38.114-05:00Update on the Myredbook SagaThere are no updates in the news, so I figured I would check PACER for information. Apparently, Annmarie Lanoce made a plea in the myredbook case on November 20, 2014, and now Eric Omuro will be doing the same.<br />
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Annmarie Lanoce appeared in court and made a guilty plea to one count of the indictment. She has a plea agreement; however, it is not accessible in PACER to the public as most plea agreements are not, especially when they involve agreement to testify against a co-defendant. Here is the short change of plea court minutes:<br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Lanoce-Annmarie-Plea-Change-Nov-20-2014.pdf">Lanoce Annmarie Plea Change Nov 20 2014</a><br />
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This resulted in Eric Omuro also entering a change of plea in the case in short time (December 1, 2014). Here is a link to the stipulation that gives him an additional week before entering this plea change so there's time to examine the discovery more closely and/or work out a better deal:<br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Omuro-Eric-Stipulation-1-Dec-2014.pdf">Omuro Eric Stipulation Dec 1 2014</a><br />
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Hopefully Mr. Omuro will not be sentenced to any time in prison. I will check PACER again in short time to see a sentencing date. Annmarie Lanoce has a sentencing date, but it will be changed if Eric Omuro has not entered a plea in the case. This is done to secure her testimony should Omuro decide to go ahead to trial.<br />
<br />
*sigh*<br />
<br />Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-38616756075302464182014-04-16T02:02:00.001-04:002023-02-28T11:50:22.012-05:00Emails and Responses on the Escort BusinessIf you have emailed me with questions
or to make statements and I have not answered, there are numerous
possible reasons. Sometimes people email with a flood of questions
and statements and to respond is just not possible as it is all
overwhelming. I do appreciate those that read <i>Blueprint For an
Escort Service</i> and want to open an escort service, but I am also
a firm believer that the escort business is not for everyone.<br />
<br />
I am also in poor health and have other
situations to deal with in my life. Usually the back and forth
exchanges that go on and on are the problem. No matter how I answer
questions, some people have only more questions. My BS meter shoots
sky-high on this stuff and I simply do not have time for it.<br />
<br />
The fact is that if you have read the
book, researched as advised in the book, and read it a second time to
take notes, you would know that your questions are answered in the
book. You do not need me to tell you this fact.
<br />
<br />
The book is a guide to assist you with
your own specific research relevant to your chosen area of operation
and the type of escort or entertainment business that you want to
own. The book is also informative as to many situations you will
encounter and offers the benefit of my experience. There is never a one-size-fits-all as all escort services
are not the same. I won't be able to operate your business for you.<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>A list of possible reasons that your
email(s) did not receive a response:</b><br />
<br />
<br />
1. You have made one or more statements
in your email(s) that would be legally compromising to me if I
responded without correcting you. Most likely, I do not have the time
to correct you.<br />
<br />
2. Your questions are answered in the
book and you really need to reread it and take notes, if you're
serious about this project. If you are not serious, then why are you
bothering me?<br />
<br />
3. You are making so many statements
and asking so many questions that responding requires an essay or
even multiple essays. You are over-thinking the entire situation.
Opening and operating an escort business is not rocket science.<br />
<br />
4. You give me so much praise and love
that it is not believable. Not sure what made you think I fell off a
turnip truck somewhere in Idaho. I did not - I can assure you of that fact.<br />
<br />
5. Sounds like you want me to do all of
your local research for you. Not happening - unless you'd like to pay
me by the hour. My rates are on the <a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/consultant/">Consultant Services</a> page of my
website.<br />
<br />
6. You seem to want an ongoing chat in
email. Sorry, but I do not have the time for this sort of thing in my
life.<br />
<br />
7. Your questions should be directed to
an attorney. I am not an attorney and have no desire to be one.
<br />
<br />
8. Your email(s) sound like you are
writing a book.<br />
<br />
9. You sound like you work for the
government.<br />
<br />
10. You sound like you have no clue how
to run any sort of business and expect others to do it all for you.<br />
<br />
11. You inform me that you want to open
an escort business, but you have no money. You want to know what you
can do to make it work. Hell, I suffered for an entire year to save
the money to get the business opened correctly - and I had a 9 to 5
job! If you want it, you'll get the money. And back then the only
real form of advertisements were the Yellow Pages, which were not
cheap.<br />
<br />
There are other potential issues. I
usually respond to emails; however, I can't even imagine why anyone
would think I should answer their 20 questions when it is clear that
they have not read the book. I do NOT repeat my books in emails.<br />
<br />
So, if you are truly interested in
making your project work, put your time and effort into it and do
your necessary research. Cutting corners is not the answer. As stated
in the book, the escort business is not for everyone, especially if this is not something you can handle.<br />
<br />
<br />
Best in all of your entrepreneurial
pursuits!
Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-36270049232128574202014-01-03T01:37:00.001-05:002023-02-28T11:48:08.255-05:00Entrepreneurship TodayThis is for the entrepreneur on a
serious budget and not intended for anyone starting a classic
business requiring a brick and mortar location or major funding. This
is about earning a decent living working for yourself with minor
investment and leaving the wage slave workforce.
<br />
<br />
I often find that people fear leaving
the safety of a paycheck job, though that weekly or biweekly check
usually doesn't cover the basics, like rent, electric,
cable/internet, auto insurance and repair, water bill etc... if you
also plan to buy food and necessities. Many months one chooses what
to pay by level of importance. No one should have to live like that.<br />
<br />
Once you take the plunge and work for
yourself for a while, you're almost unemployable. The self-employed
rarely reenter the wage slave workforce. If you try to return to that
lifestyle, you find yourself constantly questioning how others
operate their businesses and considering how you could easily improve
their methods or change something altogether. You're frequently
questioning situations and in a short time, the employer realizes
that you won't work out. You realize that you're a much better
planner and leader than you are at following directions that make
little sense.
<br />
<br />
With several jobs that I had following
my court case, I found myself questioning why I was charged with
racketeering in comparison to these so-called legitimate businesses.
A couple of places I worked were prime candidates for racketeering
prosecutions in Florida. You'd laugh if I told you where
specifically.
<br />
<br />
The escort service business is one
potential solution. You run it your way and there are no real line in
the sand guidelines. If you want a day off, you simply take it. If
you want more money, you cover the phones 24/7. Need a vacation? No
problem - you either pay someone else that you trust to answer your
lines or leave them unanswered. It's your choice - that is what
being in business for yourself is supposed to be all about from my
perspective.
<br />
<br />
Of course you have other options
besides the escort business, but realistically, nothing else
compares when you consider the money and the choices open to you.
Trust me on that assessment - I've tried to find a substitute since
my case concluded with my acquittal back in 2003. Sure, I've found
other things to do that create small streams of income, but nothing
that could touch the escort business in the areas of money or
convenience. There are no options with the flexibility of opening and
operating an escort business.<br />
<br />
I feel like I'm singing the Sinead
O'Connor song, <i>Nothing Compares to You.</i> ... but it's all so
true.
<br />
<br />
I recently started a new sort of
business - well at least it's new to me - and already find myself
wondering if it'll ever show a profit. But worse yet, I'm feeling
like I'm a slave to it. Will never come close to the profit from an
escort service, could never really take a vacation from it, and fear
its demise if I don't meet the expectations of many on an ongoing
basis. I'm feeling it's a big mistake. *sigh*<br />
<br />
May all of the entrepreneurial people
reading this have the best year ever. Resolve to make the most of
your life this year. <br />
<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Happy 2014!</span></b> <br />
<br />Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-50442870590703194042013-09-15T12:29:00.000-04:002023-02-27T11:41:23.577-05:00Yellow Page and Print Ads <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
A reader contacted me this week with a
question about placing an ad in the print yellow pages in his area.
Here is his question and my response and I will also expound on the
topic.</div>
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<b>The question:</b></div>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
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It's [redacted] from [redacted]. If you
remember I have an exotic dancer booking agency. I had a quick
question. I'd like to get your opinion on yellow page advertisements.
I know in your book you suggest it and say its still going good, I
know things can change a lot in a few years. Do you still suggest
advertising in the book as of 2013-2014 , I can currently get a one
inch color ad for $600 for the year. I have only 5 days tonight for
the deadline, everybody I talk to is very much so against it and I do
a lot of research and it seems a majority of advertisers say they
wasted their money last year on the phone book. Do you think that the
adult entertainment sector has more people searching for it than
other services?
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I have only several days to the
deadline, and your opinion will be considered more than anybody
else's at this point. Thank you.</div>
</blockquote>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>The response:</b></div>
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Unless your market
is L.A. or NYC, I still recommend yellow page listings. Is there a
bold-print one-line ad available for less? A bold print in red would
be even better.
</div>
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<br /></div>
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There is still a
segment of the population that will look for entertainers / escorts
in the yellow pages, especially the over 60 crowd. I used to have
some elderly clients that called regularly that were never interested
in tech and I know for sure there are still lots of people like this
out there. Hell, I still look in the yellow pages if I want a carpet
cleaner or mechanic or maid service as there are too many
fly-by-night services online.
</div>
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<br /></div>
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Do you also offer
the costumed striptease service? Like a stripper-gram for a birthday,
retirement party etc...? That sort of service alone is worthy of its
own red bold print one-line ad. Today you won't make a $million off
it, but your business should have a presence in print. If you gave it
a line of its own, you'd see the results, but I'm sure you'll get
your money back and make something from a bold print ad anyway.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
I believe the
yellow pages says <i>stability</i>, <i>quality</i>, <i>safe</i>,
<i>accountable</i>... and then there are the issues with online
advertising for adult business being under attack by State Attorneys
General all over the country. Are the people you're asking in your
age group? I don't know your age [redacted], but would guess late 20s
or early 30s and this group will not look at yellow pages, so you're
correct with that. But the bored 70 or 80 year-old with his
retirement income will, especially if he has had a negative
experience online in past. And I am 53 - still look in the yellow
pages for most services.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>What I forgot to say...</b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Sometimes I assume
that readers of my Blueprint books see the Blueprint Updates links
here and on my website, but that depends where and how they found the
book to begin with. I do have a short update on print ads on the
Advertising page of the updates and really it is consistent with my
response here:</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/blueprint-updates/advertising/">Blueprint Updates: Advertising</a></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
However, the
updates have not been updated for over a year now. I still feel the
same on the topic of a print yellow pages ad, but only recommend a
bold print one-line listing, preferably in red. This type of listing
doesn't cost that much.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Another point that
I should have made to my reader is that many of the yellow pages
advertisers in other markets that he checked with may not have a clue
if a customer originally found them in the yellow pages or not. When
I am looking for a service in the print book, which I usually do, I
then search for that business online. I figure everyone has a website
even if it is not included in their small print ad and if they do not
have a website where I can find more information, I do not use their
service anyway.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
So while a website
is a must today for any business anywhere, I still feel that a small
ad in the yellow pages print book that's widely distributed in your
target area is necessary. Consider that the potential customer will
Google your business name and/or your telephone number to find more
information. </div>
Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-63806156832295040052013-09-07T07:12:00.000-04:002018-04-14T11:38:46.414-04:00Are You Awake Yet<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Have you been operating your escort
business in the sunshine as advised in the book? I sure hope so. The
only reason that I still exist is because I never make any statement
anywhere that I couldn't explain to a jury if I had to one day.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Someone - one of those many that wanted
a consultation with me recently - stated that my case was irrelevant
today. Actually it is more relevant than it has ever been. I suffered
through many years of illegal surveillance and harassment by an
agency that would do absolutely anything to get rid of me, yet I
prevailed. So diss my <i>Blueprint</i> books if you like, but thanks
to Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks, I am finally vindicated in all that
I stated.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
We live in a surveillance state. This
applies even if you're in Canada or the UK or anywhere else in the
world or that matter. The US spies on everyone, specially anyone that
could potentially be engaged in what they consider criminal activity,
which has been revealed to be everyone. National security never had
anything to do with it.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I was reading a doc over on the
Cryptome website a few days ago about the DEA Hemisphere program.
It's a slideshow PDF and refers to any calls that go through AT&T
switches. Do realize that this does not mean AT&T alone - as much
of the world's telephone traffic passes through AT&T at one point
or another. If your wireless phone from Sprint or Verizon is roaming,
it may be on the AT&T network - you'd never know. Anyway, it's an
interesting read:</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://cryptome.org/2013/09/dea-hemisphere.pdf">DEA Hemisphere Telephone Call Database</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
In another country and think you're
safe from the NSA and the many agencies it passes information to?
Think again. These people tap the internet backbone and look at the
many countries that cooperate with them:</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://cryptome.org/2013/09/dea-hemisphere.pdf">NSA has Snoop Deals with Foreign ISPs</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Think that this doesn't apply to you?
There are so many documents to read that I won't even begin to
compile a list - Cryptome and WikiLeaks Spy Files do though. You will find a treasure trove of documents on both - so get started with your reading!</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
From a
Reuters News article dated 6 September 2013:</div>
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<br /></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
In a statement on Friday, the Office of
the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, which said it was
speaking on behalf of all U.S. spy agencies, did not confirm details
of the media reports.</div>
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</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
The statement did acknowledge that the
U.S. intelligence community "would not be doing its job" if
it did not try to counter the use of encryption by such adversaries
as "terrorists, cybercriminals, human traffickers and others."</div>
</blockquote>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Read the article: US spy agencies decry latest Snowden revelations</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Special attention to the "and
others" part of that statement because it means you and me. They
have had a backdoor into any and all of your online communications
for years, including your bank account info. Nothing that is done
online is private, so think about everything that you do online, even
when you believed the transaction and/or visit to be private and/or
secure.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I have been stating all of this for
many years. If you paid attention, well, good for you. If you mocked
me, well, be concerned, but more important, implement changes and do
things differently from this moment forward. Personally, I believe they've been working on
ruining the internet for all of us for years. Get your house in order
before it's too late.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Are you awake yet? </div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-26508607264581424662013-09-02T10:17:00.001-04:002023-02-28T11:56:52.121-05:00On the Topic of Consultations<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I have received so many requests for
consultations the last few months, yet have not had a single consult
with anyone. In <i>that </i>respect, this is a necessary post and
you'll know why by the time it's finished. In all honesty, I did not
expect a single request to actually result in a consult anyway
because they all read like pure BS.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I believe that more often than not,
it's angry law enforcement officers and/or related to the Paul Bergrin
case, which I have blogged on relentlessly for some time now, but am
now done with. If I had to take a wild guess, I'd say that 9 out of
10 requests are related to the above two groups; perhaps even 10 of
10. Is that crazy or what? I consider it to be so. Too many people
with far too much time on their hands while claiming to be public
servants.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Some of the most absurd statements and
consultation requests are moved to the "abuse" folder and
others are deleted. Sometimes, when the message is cloudy, I'll
respond and include instructions for payment and a link to my
consultation page outlining what specifically I offer and how it
works. For your own information, here is a link to that page:</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/consultant/">Consultant Services</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
There is a reason behind every
statement made on that page. If you clearly have not read either
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blueprint-Escort-Service-Vicky-Gallas/dp/1449945058/">Blueprint for an Escort Service</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Complete-Blueprint-Escort-Service/dp/1452853134/">Complete Blueprint for an Escort Service</a>, you'll need to pay for the <b>Platinum</b> package or the
<b>Max</b> package. Obviously the reason for this is that I will be
reading much of my book to you on the telephone, so one hour just
ain't going to cut it. Really I have no clue why anyone that skipped
reading one of those books would even <i>want </i>a consultation with
me. Makes no sense whatsoever.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
But I have no issue with reading one of
the books to you over the phone. Payment is required in advance, of
course.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
And then there are the requests that I
call you by dialing a number on your linked explicit website to schedule a
consultation. Why anyone would consider me to be that desperate
and/or stupid, I can't even imagine. Me calling you is a consultation
and how in the hell would I know if that's your website or not? Duh.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
But one of the most absurd sort of
requests that I have had on occasion and as recent as last week is
the federal inmate that sends me a Corrlinks request. I accept all
such requests, well, because I am a nice person and have no clue what
they want, but when the first email the inmate sends is a thank-you
for agreeing to consult with him about opening an escort service in
BOP email, well, expect to get blasted. I didn't agree to crap and
only a total moron would ever consult on such a subject via BOP
email.
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
This is what I get for being nice to
people. Far too many, especially in LE, do not comprehend that kindness does not equal
stupidity. In the last situation described, I responded not only with
a blast, but also instructions to inform his handler that no one, let
alone me, is that dumb. All informants have handlers. I will tell you
that in short time and on the same day, I received a hang-up call
from a Miami telephone number on my personal telephone number and
that inmate had stated that he was from Miami. His release date in
the BOP inmate locator was in 2017. No one should know my personal
phone number anyway unless I give it to them and only a few friends have it. Some idiot looking for
his next 5K1 or Rule 35 victim. Another duh.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Most recently - like yesterday - I
received an extremely lengthy email from someone telling me all the
steps he'd made towards opening and operating a service and <b>not even
one of those steps</b> is anything close to what I recommend in either
book. The party claimed to need a free consultation because he'd
spent all his money on attorney consults and non-existent start-up
costs, hiring bodyguards, and drivers and on and on and on... I
couldn't make this stuff up people. I almost responded by asking him
if his email was a joke, but decided to just move the email to that
"abuse" folder instead. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I have responded to numerous
emails by asking if it was some weird joke lately - they seem to be
rolling out of the closet (or coming out of the woodwork) these days,
but I really can't get beyond anyone actually thinking I'm <i>that</i>
level of stupid.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
And then there are the people that
email me attempting to change my mind about various things stated in
the book and requesting a consultation at the same time. Of course
each wants to know how to pay me immediately so that consult can be
scheduled ASAP. Of course no money is ever sent to the method I
state as the only way to pay me. Of course they email many more times
trying desperately to convince me how wrong I am on specific topics.
Right.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
My books are what I think and nothing anyone could state will ever change my mind. And really who cares anyway? As with any book advising on business, it's up to you to take what you need and leave the rest. Whether you follow any or all of my advice is in the category of <i>not my problem</i> <b>or</b> <i>none of my business</i>. But I make this statement knowing that it is not real people contacting me with questionable lengthy emails. It is LE dumb enough to think they could succeed in prosecuting me for publishing books about opening and operating a legitimate service. The specific wording in statements reveals that much.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Like I already stated, I believe that
<b>at least</b> 9 out of 10 of these requests are law enforcement /
prosecutor / investigator related. For whatever strange reasoning,
these dolts actually think I fell off a turnip truck somewhere in
Idaho yesterday. Just crazy.
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
At least now I can simply respond with
a link to this post. *smile* </div>
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Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-81842268370374291732013-08-14T17:59:00.000-04:002019-09-25T12:51:41.816-04:00Aphrodite Companions IndictmentI updated my last post yesterday and stated that the Aphrodite Companions case showed as "closed" or terminated. At that time there was no second case showing in PACER, but there is now. For whatever reasoning, it was opened under a new case number in the same circuit. Now there is an indictment filed as well as several additional documents.<br />
<br />
I have not had the time to read the indictment yet and will update this post after I do so later tonight or tomorrow. According to a statement in one document, they are both in the plea deal process. You can read the Aphrodite Companions indictment and the other documents listed below for yourself:<br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Aphrodite-Companions-Indictment-12-August-2013.pdf">Aphrodite Companions Indictment 12 August 2013</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Aphrodite-Companions-Arraignment-13-August-2013.pdf">Aphrodite Companions Arraignment 13 August 2013</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Aphrodite-Companions-Order-14-August-2013.pdf">Aphrodite Companions Order 14 August 2013</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Aphrodite-Companions-Order-to-Continue-14-August-2013.pdf">Aphrodite Companions Order to Continue 14 August 2013</a><br />
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<br />
Please do not attempt to discuss the case with Melissa or Vincent Lombardo; to do so would be a disservice to both of them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>UPDATE on 16 August 2013 @1:15AM:</b><br />
<br />
Well, that was the most boring indictment I've ever read. It's clear that the Lombardos are in talks with the government. Not much else to say and this case is over for me. <br />
<br />Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-24372414491873927402013-07-29T14:36:00.000-04:002019-09-25T12:50:59.652-04:00Aphrodite Companions Information Update<div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>UPDATE on 13 August 2013 @6:45PM:</b><br />
<br />
It appears that the case against the owners of Aphrodite Companions is closed, which of course makes no sense as there are no documents filed on this - just the notation on the docket report that the case is terminated as of 12 August 2013. The only time I see this sort of conclusion is if a case was filed in a different Circuit. Also, according to the BOP Inmate Locator, both Vincent and Melissa Lombardo are still in MDC Brooklyn with an "unknown" release date. This is some sort of game, but your guess is as good as mine as to what is really happening in the case.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Aphrodite-Companions-13-August-2013.pdf">Aphrodite Companions 13 August 2013</a> (Vincent Lombardo)<br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Aphrodite-Companions-Case-Closed-13-August-2013.pdf">Aphrodite Companions Case Closed 13 August 2013</a> (Melissa Lombardo)<br />
<br />
<b></b><br />
<b>END OF UPDATE</b><br />
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<br />
I have read and reread the Aphrodite Companions <a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Aphrodite-Companions-Complaint.pdf">Complaint</a> numerous
times. I suppose that I'm trying to analyze the situation or at least
why it happened to this company specifically and perhaps that is an
exercise in futility. When you think about it, the how and the why is
immaterial. It is what it is, right?</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Any escort business that makes the
choice to operate in multiple states, or globally as Aphrodite
Companions did, could be the next candidate for federal indictment. I
figure it's time to discuss it as the indictment may be filed
tomorrow or it could also be filed next year or never. I'm not going
to sit around and theorize for <i>that</i> long. The feds may not be
in any hurry to file that indictment, so I won't be checking PACER on
a daily basis, but I usually visit to research a couple of times a
week anyway and will check at that time. As of the time of this posting,
the indictment has not been filed.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
One issue must be stated clearly first:
Detective Myles Mahady is an anti-prostitution crusader and he has
extensive experience in the field. Whatever he's decided to do by
filing that complaint first, you could assume that he knows what he's
doing. Most federal prosecutions are by indictment and I'd venture a
guess that Mahady is in the midst of a major investigation.</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>Some Background on Detective Myles
Mahady</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
There is some interesting information
on Mahady in the book, "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Client-Rise-Fall-Eliot-Spitzer/dp/1591843928/">Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Elliot Spitzer</a>," and I happen to have a copy. I found it (new
paperback) on sale on Amazon for under $3 around Christmas. Now (this
minute) it's on sale for $3.61. Definitely worth a read if you are
currently doing business in Manhattan or ever intend to.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
While I did not realize it until it was
brought to my attention, I know more about Mahady than any book
reveals, so I'll leave the information in the book where it is and
the decision to read it up to you and tell you something that I already knew.
Mahady was the lead detective on the NY Confidential case. In case
you are not already aware, Jason Itzler owned NY Confidential and
Natalia (Natalie McLennan) was his main escort for most of the
duration of that business. Her book is titled, "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Price-Natalia-Yorks-Escort/dp/1597775940/">The Price: My Rise and Fall as Natalia, New York's #1 Escort,</a>" though it has a
rather high price at the moment.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I have spent much of my spare time
blogging about the Paul Bergrin prosecution and trials on the <a href="http://paulbergrin.blogspot.com/">Paul Bergrin Blog </a>this year and on my <i>Accused Madam Blog</i> last year.
However, I have no documents from Bergrin's NY state case. Paul
Bergrin was Jason Itzler's attorney when Itzler owned NY Confidential
(and prior to that) and eventually pleaded to a misdemeanor count in
the case just to make it go away as he faced a much worse fiasco of a
prosecution in Newark. Natalie McLennan testified for the government
in the last Bergrin trial.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Jason Itzler was not called as a
witness in Paul Bergrin's last trial and all of Natalie's testimony
was really hearsay --- Jason told me this and Jason told me that
etc.... So while I considered Itzler an informant in past as a result
of statements he made to news reporters, he did not testify in the
Bergrin trial. Really, I think he's just a clown. Why? Well, his many
statements to news reporters in past. I also blogged about Natalie
McLennan during Bergrin's trial:</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://paulbergrin.blogspot.com/2013/02/tweeting-from-tahiti.html">Tweeting from Tahiti</a></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://paulbergrin.blogspot.com/2013/02/in-land-of-make-believe.html">In the Land of Make Believe</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Detective Mahady worked closely with FBI Special Agent Shawn Brokos in connection with Paul Bergrin's NY state case and held-off on filing it until the feds were ready to file the Newark indictment. Brokos is a real piece of work, but you could read more on that in:</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://paulbergrin.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-blind-and-unbridled-ambition-of.html">The Blind and Unbridled Ambition of a Narcissistic FBI Agent</a></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>Back to the Aphrodite Companions
Case</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Take a moment to check a few names in
the <a href="http://www.bop.gov/">Bureau of Prisons</a> Inmate Locator and you'll see that Paul Bergrin
is in MDC Brooklyn. Other than one week immediately after his trial
when he was vindictively transferred to Essex County Jail and
separated from all of his legal papers, Bergrin has been in MDC
Brooklyn for over 4 years. Guess who else is in MDC Brooklyn... Check
the BOP Inmate Locator for Vincent Lombardo and Melissa Lombardo.
Interesting indeed.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
If you know the Lombardos, you can
always write a letter, but I would not attempt to discuss the case
with either of them:</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Melissa Lee Lombardo - #80711-053</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
MDC Brooklyn</div>
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Metropolitan Detention Center</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
P.O. Box 329002</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Brooklyn, NY 11232</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Vincent Lombardo - #80712-053</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
MDC Brooklyn</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Metropolitan Detention Center</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
P.O. Box 329002</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Brooklyn, NY 11232</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
On a different note, I did some reading
on The Erotic Review (TER) last night and consider the situation
improved in reference to reviews since my last visit over a year ago.
Perhaps the majority of explicit reviews published these days were
written by law enforcement or a few idiots. I am not a member and
can't access the "juicy details," but site participants do
not seem to be as insanely explicit in the discussions as in past.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I did note that one person commented in
numerous discussions that the Aphrodite Companions arrest could be
attributed to doing business with clients in other countries and
several others picked-up on that and used the "foreign commerce"
statement from the complain; however, they all omit the "interstate"
part of the statement. For the record, any federal indictments or
complaints related to escort or prostitution businesses use the terms
together.
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Any conclusions as to what caused this
investigation that resulted in prosecution are theories at this
point. It may have been a wire transfer from Dubai to an Aphrodite
account or it may simply be the interstate operation business model.
It could also be enemies making police complaints - I state this
after reading the "rip-off reports" by a vindictive escort
or two and the statements of a complaining escort on the ECCIE forum. I have heard a variety of theories and they are all exactly <i>that</i>.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Mentioning the complaining escort on
ECCIE, what in the world gave this woman the idea that Aphrodite
Companions would pay for her attorney in her solicitation arrest? If
this was some promise made by an Aphrodite representative (Pamela) as
the woman claims, I can see why Melissa and Vincent Lombardo were
arrested and are being prosecuted. But note that I seriously doubt any such promise was made to the complaining escort.</div>
Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-62068480391710371702013-07-25T11:02:00.000-04:002018-04-14T11:41:40.480-04:00Tolerating TER: A Reminder<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Last night I came across an article
online that reminded me of why I shouldn't wish ill will on The
Erotic Review (TER). It is my opinion that TER and other sites like
it have successfully set women's rights back more than a century.
Women are treated like merchandise or a product on Amazon on these
sites and many of the male participants would have it no other way as
is clear by a read through some reviews.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
The problem, at least for me, is that
these women accept this delegation to last class citizenry on these
websites without much objection as if it's all a part of business.
It's not a part of any decent business and shouldn't be acceptable
for a woman selling her time and companionship to be reviewed like a
pair of shorts or any inanimate object. Companionship is personal and
should be treated as such. Most people will not have the same
experience anyway because we are talking about people and human
behavior here.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
So before I digress too far, realize
that my issue is the toleration for such behavior by a major online
community. Forget the fact that we are all traceable these days and
the writing and acceptance of such reviews by all participants is
just plain stupid.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I'm sure that there are some mild and
kind reviews written by nice gentlemen on TER, ECCIE, and various
other review and membership sites in the world of adult business, but
they are few and far between. The sort of reviews that I am referring
to are what is discussed in the <a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Aphrodite-Companions-Complaint.pdf">Aphrodite Companions Complaint</a> in #20
on pages 14-15, #23 on pages 23-25, and #25 on pages 25-26.
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
What sort of deranged client would want
to call a "provider" that provides services like that?
Well, I will tell you - these are the people that I refused to book
when I had escort services. For more than a decade, they've found
their own little holes on the internet and succeeded at changing the
business for "providers" and services alike. Most of us old-school service owners consider them to be the street trash of adult business.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I have no clue what value a service
could see in this sort of thing and consider it a one-way trip down
indictment lane. We can all be happy that the great majority of the
provider participants require advance appointments and aren't
interested in lower rates for dinner bookings. There will always
be a place for real escort services.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Yes, I have digressed from the entire
point of this post. The article I found last night was written by
John Moore: Censorship starts with porn</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>Mr. Moore is correct, you know,
especially with this sentence:</b> <i>"Here’s a radical idea: Let’s
subcontract Internet-governance to the Taliban."</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I certainly do not want to become the
censor of anything in adult business online, but some of the stuff in
these reviews is so disgusting that eventually it will run all adult business
underground. Agencies have no excuse though. If an escort that's been
on TER expresses an interest in working with your business, and you
read a review like the ones quoted in the complaint, tell her to
retrieve her self-esteem or get used to working alone, but certainly
do not attempt to play in <i>that</i> game.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-34329046006007803842013-07-19T17:38:00.001-04:002013-07-20T04:52:42.255-04:00Aphrodite Companions Owners Arrested<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
A reader brought it to my attention
this morning that Melissa and Vincent Lombardo, the owners of
Aphrodite Companions, were both arrested yesterday. Melissa is known
to most as <i>Pamela. </i><span style="font-style: normal;">In the
distant past, I exchanged numerous emails with Pamela and she was
very nice and respectful, though we found no common ground for
discussion.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-style: normal;">Aphrodite
Companions was one more business that faced indictment because of how
they operated. Really they are charged with money laundering that is based on violating the New York law of promoting prostitution by the feds. I'm sort of
surprised that the Travel Act (over the touring escorts) was not thrown in the federal
complaint, but the actual indictment is not filed yet, so this is
still a possibility. </span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-style: normal;">Read
the complaint, which I downloaded in PACER this morning, to
understand why you should never participate in the TER (the erotic
review) game. I have said it before and I'll say it again: TER is
where local and federal agents investigating prostitution
participate. The forums are entrenched with cops, whether you choose
to believe it or not. The complaint and a few other docs:</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Aphrodite-Companions-Complaint.pdf"><span style="font-style: normal;">Aphrodite Companions Complaint</span></a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Aphrodite-Companions-Detention-Order-18-July-2013.pdf"><span style="font-style: normal;">Aphrodite Companions Detention Order 18 July 2013</span></a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Aphrodite-Companions-Docket-Report.pdf"><span style="font-style: normal;">Aphrodite Companions Docket Report</span></a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-style: normal;">I dare
you to read that complaint and defend TER to me. At this point, the
Lombardos are being held without bail, though they do have
arraignment in early August - the 1st I believe. They are both better off staying in
custody - that way when they plead to charges, the time served will
be counted. And they will eventually plead to charges in this case.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-style: normal;">The
investigator in this case is a NYPD detective. You could bet your
last $ that he's on TER. At any rate, Pamela seemed like a nice woman
to me and I am sorry that this has happened to her. I'd also bet that
there's an escort or two involved. I have read numerous online stories about Aphrodite Companions written by women claiming to have worked there, but have serious doubts about the veractity of each.</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-style: normal;">I will post an update when the indictment is available - probably within a week or so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></div>
Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-81721996208798339322013-06-13T10:10:00.000-04:002013-09-07T13:32:15.852-04:00Current Spying Scandal: An Idea<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Of course you're not doing anything
illegal or even incorrect with your new escort service business.
Still, no one wants all of their inner communications tracked. If you
read my post on the topic of communications monitoring back in August
of 2012, you should be aware of what your government does, if you
were not already. In case you missed that post:</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="http://blueprintforanescortservice.blogspot.com/2012/08/operating-escort-service-in-sunshine.html">Operating an Escort Service in the Sunshine</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
With the current news in reference to
government spying, thanks to Edward Snowden, my previous statements
on the topic have been vindicated. Though I do not feel the statements I've made since late 2001 / early 2002 require any sort of vindication. So, if you called me <i>paranoid</i>,
well, you missed the boat. They did it illegally before the Patriot
Act passed in October 2001, and then legally thereafter. I read the
Act as soon as the legislation passed, but none of our
representatives did before signing it and now they're all acting
surprised.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I want you to read the information
available on the website, so I'm not offering a complete discussion
here, but <a href="https://silentcircle.com/">Silent Circle</a> is a project of Phil Zimmermann. If you were
online back in the 90s, you'll remember Mr. Zimmermann's creation of
PGP - Pretty Good Privacy - an encryption and decryption program used
with email. </div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
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Silent Circle protects your communications from outside interference of any type and in the escort service business there are many potential threats not related to government or the current spying scandal in the news. This is a great idea for a list of reasons.</div>
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Now consider Silent Circle and read
through the information on the website. They are having a sale
currently and any service that you choose is 50% off, but that deal
expires on August 12, 2013! I recommend the <a href="https://silentcircle.com/web/silent-suite-pro/">Silent Suite Pro</a>, which
includes the following:</div>
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Silent Phone</div>
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Silent Text</div>
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Silent Eyes</div>
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Silent Mail</div>
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You would want to add <a href="https://silentcircle.com/web/out-circle-access/">Out-Circle Access</a>
to the above referenced package. There is also Silent Circle Business
available, but pricing is not stated and you'll need to contact the
sales team for an idea of cost. I consider the business service to
be for large businesses though and it is beyond the scope of this
current idea. This is about your inner circle communications and not related to calls from clients.</div>
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I have every intention of signing-up
for Silent Suite Pro myself and considered it months ago, but never
acted. Now is a great time to act. I thank the operator of <a href="http://cryptome.org/">Cryptome</a>
as it was his statement of signing-up this week that prompted this
post. What are we waiting for?</div>
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I may update this post in the near
future with an account of my early experience with Silent Circle. I strongly encourage you to read all of the information on the website to develop a better understanding of what Silent Circle is and how it works. This advice is not intended as any sort of circumvention of laws anywhere. This is all about having secure communications, and in the escort business, this is of the utmost importance. <br />
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<strong>UPDATE:</strong> <br />
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On 21 June 2013, more information was released by The Guardian in relation to the "direct access" mentioned earlier by Edward Snowden. The way I am viewing it, this has no effects on the use of Silent Circle, but I need to take some time and look closer at the technical details. The article:<br />
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/21/gchq-cables-secret-world-communications-nsa">GCHQ taps fibre-optic cables for secret access to world's communications</a><br />
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The article is a must read for anyone concerned with privacy in my opinion. Much of this information with documents has been available on the Cryptome website for years (many), but the general population paid little attention. Now that the stories have gone mainstream, people are concerned and that's a good thing.<br />
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<strong>UPDATE: On 9 August 2013 @ 5:30PM:</strong><br />
<br />
Silent Circle has ended Silent Mail because of the Lavabit problems and closing. Read the news here:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://silentcircle.wordpress.com/2013/08/09/to-our-customers/">To Our Customers</a><br />
<br />
<strong>Excerpt:</strong><br />
<br />
"Today, another secure email provider, Lavabit, shut down their system lest they “be complicit in crimes against the American people.” We see the writing the wall, and we have decided that it is best for us to shut down Silent Mail now. We have not received subpoenas, warrants, security letters, or anything else by any government, and this is why we are acting now."<br />
<br />
Sad story here... <br />
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<br />
<strong>UPDATE on 19 August 2013, @6:20pm:</strong><br />
<br />
Here is a post with excellent questions in reference to Silent Circle:<br />
<br />
<a href="https://leastauthority.com/blog/open_letter_silent_circle.html">Open Letter to Phil Zimmermann and Jon Callas of Silent Circle on the Closure of the "Silent Mail" Service</a><br />
<br />
This is the Silent Circle response:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://silentcircle.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/reply-to-zooko/">Reply to Zooko</a> by Jon Callas<br />
<br />
My favorite quote from the reply is:<br />
<br />
<em>If I were them, what would I do?</em><br />
<br />
In my oh so humble opinion, one must always assume that all communications are monitored these days. This is guidance that I have lived by since at least the year 1994, with the exception of a few angry outbursts at parties that harassed and abused me too long for comfort. <em>That </em>rule of life has served me well, especially last night. Feel free to take that last statement however you wish.<br />
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If I do not respond to an email you have sent me, it's because you're not as intelligent as you seem to believe. As a matter of fact, I'm adding a new rule to my life today... If I receive an email that's in any way legally compromising to me, it will be simply deleted as that's what the little trashcan icon is for. I am someone that suffered through more abuse than you are aware could happen in this country, unless you've read my <em>Memoirs</em> book, which would make you aware of <strong>some</strong> of that harassment. Today I'm just someone that wrote some books about her experiences and I'm absolutely done being abused over those books.<br />
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Best to you, if you're real. </div>
Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-63530598442521252952013-04-30T18:35:00.000-04:002013-04-30T18:35:15.038-04:00Party Booking Issues
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Many of you are opening escort services
and also booking parties as a side business. No service should book
parties unless they can manage to do it correctly. A main point is
that a few drunk men can never be referred to as a "party"
as this situation is not bookable.
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I define "party" as an event
usually planned well in advance and with a theme, such as a birthday
celebration, a bachelor party, a retirement get-together. As the
business, you would send professional, experienced entertainers with
the required costumes, music, and party favors to the location. The
dancers must have security or a chaperone and there is no way that
you should ever book any party without - as I use the terms
"chaperone" and "security" they are one and the
same thing.
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In past I recall services in Orlando
that booked any group of drunken men, called it a party, and sent an
escort or two to dance alone. Nothing like that will ever be a party.
I used to book parties and simply passed the information on to a
professional dancer for a fee. I quoted what the entertainer asked me
to quote and informed the client booking the party of how it would
work per my discussion with her. The entertainer called the client
back and made the final arrangement.</div>
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The dancers or entertainers should have
their own chaperone and usually this is a male friend or even a
boyfriend, but the dancers should never go alone. A professional
dancer that has worked in a decent adult club knows better than to
accept an open drink from anyone. Of course an escort should know
this too, but you'd be surprised...</div>
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An example of an escort service booking
a party that went bad is the Duke lacrosse player saga from North
Carolina back in 2006. I do consider the escort service that booked
this mess to be at fault. No way the booker should have ever sent two
escorts to a frat party without security to begin with. In the days
that followed, it became clear that Crystal Mangum accepted an open
drink at that party and if she did so there, it's more than likely
that she did so earlier as well.</div>
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While I do not pretend to know who
specifically assaulted Crystal Mangum or even whether it happened at
that party or at earlier calls she was dispatched to, it's clear to
me that she was drugged. Her statements and behavior in the 2-3 days
that followed revealed that much. Of course she was unable to
identify her attackers and it's hard for me to understand why anyone
could think it possible to begin with. In my opinion, prosecutors did
not even consider that she was drugged and I do not believe she was
tested for specific drugs (like Rohypnol) immediately after it
happened.</div>
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The name of the escort service that Ms.
Mangum worked with was Allure Escort Service in Raleigh and I have no
idea if they're still in business or not. You will find that the
articles remaining online today are biased against Ms. Mangum.
However, earlier statements made it all too obvious that she was drugged by someone somewhere -
there is no question in my mind. Yes, I was once drugged at a club in
Orlando back in the mid-1990s and I know the symptoms, lack of a
focused memory of anything etc....
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Because of the way the investigation
was handled and the fact that no one bothered to test for specific
drugs, Crystal Mangum has suffered ever since. She is currently
awaiting trial on a murder charge. The main point here is that none
of this should have ever happened. If Allure did not book a bunch of
intoxicated college players and send out escorts with no chaperone,
it would not have happened.</div>
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Please follow my advice in the book as
it relates to booking parties. I will add that it is a good idea to
have a short discussion with each escort at the initial interview
concerning accepting open drinks from any client, no matter that he
is alone or how trustworthy you may believe him to be or if he is a
repeat. I recall one escort in past that was turned away from a call
because she refused to accept a glass of wine from an open bottle at
a repeat client's residence as soon as she arrived. Better safe than
sorry.</div>
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If you are unable to book parties using
professional, experienced entertainers that have their own
chaperone(s) as a side business, then do not book parties at all.
There are professional entertainment companies that you could make
arrangements with in advance to earn a referral fee.</div>
Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-65793700614032225832013-02-25T10:37:00.000-05:002013-02-25T10:37:17.313-05:00Missing in ActionHello dear escort business entrepreneurs! <br />
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I know that I have been missing in action lately and it is a combination of factors. A main reason is that there is not much to say - if you are interested in opening an escort service, you need to purchase <em>Blueprint for an Escort Service</em> and you will learn all you need to know. Another factor at the forefront is my blog in defense of Paul Bergrin, a great attorney and courtroom brawler, who is suffering an unimaginable prosecution.<br />
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Not much changes with the escort or entertainment industry except marketing and advertising venues and approaches. I have some updated information in the <a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/blueprint-updates/">Blueprint Updates</a> on my website, but have been lax for the last 4 months. I doubt that much has changed anyway, so most likely no one missed me.<br />
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I do hope that my readers understand the importance of my posting on the Paul Bergrin Blog and ignoring my other blogs. If you do not, you will if you ever have need for a zealous attorney to defend you in a courtroom. As most of you are aware, I had such a need in past when I faced decades in prison as a result of a wrongful prosecution. Make no mistake - Bergrin's defense abilities in a courtroom play a definitive part in the reason he was indicted. <br />
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A woman that publicly claimed to be the most expensive escort in the world testified in Bergrin's trial a couple of weeks ago. That woman is Natalie McLennan and she worked for Jason Itzler, owner of New York Confidential years ago. Her testimony to nothing much, as she witnessed nothing anyway, was in exchange for a plea deal to a misdemeanor instead of a felony. I was not kind to her in my posts, for good reason.<br />
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Anyway, I will be posting in the near future on the topic of parties: bachelor parties, birthday parties and all types of parties that would require one to book strippers. For the moment, I just wanted to let you know that I am still alive and blogging for purpose on a different blog. <br />
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I wish you the best in your entrepreneurial pursuits! Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-56650904227456737992013-01-22T02:33:00.002-05:002013-01-22T02:33:30.937-05:00Watch out for the Abolitionists
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In this context, the term <i>abolitionists</i>
is a reference to the anti-adult business organizations popping-up
everywhere disguised as sex trafficking experts and former hookers
banding together to save the children from prostitution. Well, if
you've read my books, you damn sure know that there have never been
any children involved. But hey - these people are sucking the
government $$$s up in the form of grants for their newly discovered
cause and coming between an abolitionist and her money can be a
dangerous undertaking.</div>
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So I stated a challenge to the last one
I encountered in an Orlando Sentinel news article: <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-sex-trafficking-children-20130121,0,3189446.story">Children caught in sex trade to be seen as victims</a></div>
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Yes, I have encountered so many of
these <i>save the children from sex-traffickers</i> organizations
recently that I have had my fill of the lot of them. Sometimes they write me emails with 20 questions. They claim to be
sex-trafficking experts, which I seriously doubt, but I am certainly
an expert on the so-called sex trafficking experts. My expertise is
my many years of dealing with abolitionists that despise me, dating
as far back as 1994. Most are seriously religious.</div>
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<b>So what is the challenge?</b></div>
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Well, the article linked above was the
second of its type that I have come across in the Sentinel in the
last few days. These people claim there is a major child
sex-trafficking problem in Central Florida. I call bullshit. The
challenge as stated in the article comments, which thus far (6+ hours
later), not a living soul has bothered to respond to:</div>
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<i>There are not that many of these
victims though and there are new non-profits popping-up daily
competing for major grants. Way too many organizations lately. If we
did a real count of child / under 18 victims of sex-trafficking, I'd
be surprised if any one of these organizations could cite 10 cases in
Orange County in 2012.</i></div>
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<i>I can think of
3 cases that I have read about so I figure there may be double that.
Come on researchers - it is your time to shine. Case numbers please.</i></div>
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Yeah. The truth is that I recall reading about three cases in the
last year+ in Orange County (Orlando), Florida and trust me - the MBI
puts on a big show for the news when they have an actual child
(teenager) sex-trafficking case, so it is not as if this stuff does
not make the news.</div>
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I'd bet my last $ that the so-called sex-trafficking experts whining
about Central Florida being a hotbed for such activity can't come-up
with 10 actual cases from 2012. These people are all
anti-prostitution crusaders that attack all adult businesses and
happen upon a teenager every now and again. The huge waste of money
for the anti-prostitution agenda care of any taxpayers in this
country is just crazy. Remember - it all started in Orlando. Now it
is full circle as these people are entrenched here.</div>
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My favorite columnist at the <i>Sentinel</i> wrote about a couple,
previously with Campus Crusade for Christ, that decided to drop their
lucrative non-profit careers with the church and take-up the cause of
teenage prostitution in Orlando with a new non-profit. The article:
<a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/views/os-scott-maxwell-prostitution-human-trafficking-or-20130119,0,1599865.column">Fighting teenage prostitution in America's fantasy land</a></div>
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Even the one case in Orlando mentioned by Scott Maxwell in the
article was about a man from Orlando, but the case happened in Tampa.
Regardless, I do recall three cases in more than a year. Let's see if
these dedicated people raking-in the $$$ from government grants can
find 10 Orlando cases in 2012. Let's face it - if there aren't even
10 cases in a major metropolitan city in an entire year, these people
are not needed because this is far from the crisis they claim it to
be. They're here for the grant money.</div>
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Yes, I am an expert on those anti-adult business crusaders. Stay
tuned - I will update this post IF they manage to find the 10 cases,
but don't hold your breath. </div>
Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-91655842121986082852012-12-28T13:53:00.001-05:002023-02-27T12:02:26.220-05:00Happy New Year and Other Stuff
I truly admire the people that visit
this blog. For the most part, you're a driven group of people that
have arrived on the <em>Blueprint Blog</em> in your search for information on
how to open and operate an escort service. You have an idea and you
want to know how to implement a plan, be safe, and make money at the
same time. Even if money is not your ultimate goal, you've come to
the conclusion that the revolution must be funded via some means and
what better way than this?<br />
<br />
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<br />
<b>A Year for Censorship - Reflection</b>
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It (2012) has been a trying year for
those of you already in the escort business. Censorship of anything
adult has come to be accepted by the general population. Some of you
may be thinking that the word "censorship" is being used
improperly here.
<br />
<br />
Actual censorship is only applicable
with government involvement and a business (i.e. Google, Yahoo, Bing,
all newspapers etc...) has the right to choose who it does business
with. This is true, except for the fact that it is the hand of
government behind the elimination of all that is adult from the
internet and newspapers.<br />
<br />
Some of you are aware of the fiasco
with Google over Maps and Places listings for escort services. The
bottom line is that if you're operating a legitimate, licensed
business, you can argue it and any suspended listing will be
reinstated, eventually. It certainly is a time waster though, isn't
it?
<br />
<br />
There were several rogue Map Makers
that made claims of all escort businesses being illegal and according
to the arguments I became involved in, they were backed by Google.
Well, Google has cleared the air on the topic and you shouldn't have
any trouble - if you are operating legitimately and have a license.
Really that is good news because those of you that do it all
correctly do not need or want the unlicensed online marketers'
listings competing with your own. Good riddance to them, right?<br />
<br />
On the other hand, during the course of
the big purge of escort services from Places, they have ruined it as
a tool. Google "your city escorts" or "your city
escort service" in Maps or Places and you will see every type of
business in the world listed there with one or two escort services -
everything from finance companies to high schools. So, they succeeded
in ruining it - that is a fact. It is still worth fighting them to
get your listing posted or reinstated though. Spend 15 minutes a day
working at it until you succeed.<br />
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<b>Marketing your escort business today</b></div>
<br />
The truth is that I was never much at
marketing. The way I know the business, it is most intelligent to
just place ads where other services advertise and try to make your
own stand-out in the crowd. It is the renegade marketer placing ads
where they do not belong that will end-up with problems in the
long-term.<br />
<br />
You place the listings and ads where
they belong and the clients will locate you and call. Same deal with
the escorts seeking calls - there is no need to "recruit
escorts" as several have stated it to me in email. If a client
can find your listings and ads, so can an escort. Simple stuff there
people.<br />
<br />
With this type of business, you do not
throw marketing copy or ads in everyone's face. They must be seeking
you and not vice versa. This is where the marketers and I part ways
because this business is not supposed to be marketed as a book, or a
vacation to Belize, or a house is. For the 10 years that I was in the
biz in Orlando, I simply placed ads and listings where they belonged
and clients found me. It is the same in any geographical market.
<br />
<br />
If you force the church people to view
your ads, don't be surprised when it bites you in the ass. On the
other hand, if the church people (or rogue Map Makers) succeed at
removing your listings from a place (Places) where they do belong,
they should expect to see those listings all over the place in all
sorts of categories. It's a two-way street, for sure. Look at what
happened with Craigslist - there are no "adult" categories
today, but you'll find adult ads all over in many different
categories.<br />
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<br />
<b>Whatever happened to the .xxx thing?</b></div>
<br />
Well, I went searching this last week
and discovered it to be a <i>no man's land</i> of sorts. Google,
Yahoo, and Bing do not index the .xxx sites in regular search results
and there is a specific search engine for these sites. It isn't much
different than moving the red-light district out of town, on the
outskirts of nowhere, and hoping no one ever finds it. In the case of
.xxx, it appears that no one does find it.
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<br />
The special, isolated search engine is
http://www.search.xxx/ and it is referred to as, "The Search
Engine for Porn". Well, we are operating businesses for adults
here, but porn is an entirely different topic. Who in the hell wants
to be listed in the porn search engine with an escort business site?
No one with much intelligence, or at least no one in the US.<br />
<br />
Search for something - like Miami
escorts - and look at all of the "quick search" categories
to your left. Good grief - as an escort business owner, I'd run from
all of the terms listed except two. Perhaps this works for people in
other countries that operate in those countries, but in the US, it's
a one-way street to an indictment.
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<br />
I'd still have one .xxx site if I were
in the biz today, but it would probably be the most conservative of
any listed, which is not a bad thing. Of course a client searching in
<em>that</em> search engine is not really seeking conservative, so you may not
do any business from that particular site, or you may start a new
trend. For the price of a domain, it's worth a try anyway.<br />
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<b>A FREE book for you</b></div>
<br />
I sell few copies of my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VIWUTC">Memoirs of an Accused Madam: The War on Adult Business in Orlando</a> book and decided
to place it in Amazon's Kindle Select program. This allows me to
offer it for free for a few days and hopefully sell a few copies once
the free days are over. <em>Memoirs</em> will be free in all Amazon Kindle
stores 30-31 December 2012. Search for it by my name in any specific country Kindle store.
<br />
<br />
The way Amazon works, this would be
from 12:01AM PST (Pacific Standard Time) 30 December 2012 through
11:59PM PST on 31 December 2012. Times are always approximate and if
you do not see it free, then try again in a few hours.<br />
<br />
I really advise anyone getting into or
already in the escort business to read that book. Find out what they
really did to me and how I turned the tables on them. Sure, I was
acquitted on all counts by a jury following a two-week trial, but
they ruined me in the process and I am still suffering from the
experience. If you learn nothing else from the book, you should learn
that Orlando is not the place to operate such a business.<br />
<br />
I have noticed several new services in
the Orlando area recently and imagine that those operators think it
was something I did that resulted in my prosecution / persecution.
Well, newsflash people: All that I did was exist, and I did so
legitimately. Yes, my case put the powers that be in their place in a
sense, but only in the sense that they make sure they have all their
ducks in a row before pursuing arrest of an agency owner.<br />
<br />
Orlando is nothing you want to mess with -
trust me on that or read the book - even as conservative as I am with the business. If you do not have a Kindle, all
you need to do is download the Kindle app for your PC, laptop, or
smartphone. No excuses people.
<br />
<br />
The book is the Second Edition with
most aliases omitted because I had an argument of sorts with some
asshat cop under the original edition when he claimed that the
characters were mixed-up. No, all it was is that my subconscious used
the real name of the main case agent twice in just under 300 pages and I decided not to
change it. The main case agent that abused so many people had an
alias in the original book. I solved that problem for asshat the cop
by writing a second edition with real names. Please laugh - I did. ;)<br />
<br />
The only review on the book is on
Goodreads and was written by someone named Drew. I have no connection
whatsoever to Drew and it is a totally random review (that I love). I
never solicit reviews - you should know <em>that</em> if you've read through
my blogs. Read it: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/381526685">Drew's Review</a><br />
<br />
<br />
I wish all a great New Year in 2013!
May you prosper in all of your entrepreneurial pursuits!<br />
Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-42325840575665744452012-11-16T12:04:00.001-05:002023-02-27T12:04:30.976-05:00Marie McKinlay Not Guilty in London Trial<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span id="goog_1645930482"></span><span id="goog_1645930483"></span>First I must congratulate this brave
defendant that suffered through something that is unimaginable to
most people! Marie McKinlay was cleared on charges of running a
prostitution racket (controlling prostitution for gain) in London and
according to the Daily Mail, "sobbed with relief" when the
jury delivered the not guilty verdicts. She had an intelligent jury
that could see through the case that prosecutors presented:</div>
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<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2233977/Joy-girl-cleared-running-500-000-high-class-prostitute-agency.html">Former call girl is cleared of running €500,000 high class prostitute agency</a></div>
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I used to hold a title of sorts for
being the only escort business owner in the world (as far as I am
aware) to be found not guilty by jury verdict on charges of operating
an organized prostitution ring. In the US this is referred to as
"organized crime" and RICO (racketeer influenced corrupt
organization) charges filed. Now I am just the title holder in the
US. In both situations the case was presented as the escorts or
prostitutes being "employees" of the agency when in
reality, it was much the opposite.</div>
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I have no idea what sort of penalty
Marie McKinlay faced, but I faced a possible sentence of up to 60
years in a Florida prison. In Florida the two charges I was on trial
for are first degree felonies. I will imagine that the potential
penalties are much less in London, where the act of prostitution is
absolutely legal for the prostitute.
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Anyone in the UK have an idea of the
possible penalty that Marie could have received if found guilty by
the jury?</div>
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This case is also representative of why
a defendant should take the case to a jury if that defendant knows
the case was improperly charged, the business structure was set-up
correctly, and they're not guilty of the charges and willing to
testify. Marie's willingness to testify was extremely important. If a
defendant is unwilling to swear to the truth under questioning on the
stand in trial, then a jury knows no more than what the prosecutors
claim.</div>
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I see that Marie is smiling and happy
as she walked away from the court. I ran (literally) from the
courthouse after collecting my paperwork and speaking with my
attorney for a few moments. Marie is pregnant and could not run or
most likely would have. We must ask ourselves why prosecutors often
pursue those that deserve it the least. There is always a hidden
agenda.</div>
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I cry for you as I type this Marie. It
brings back memories and a flood of emotion.</div>
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Congratulations to Marie McKinlay!
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Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-9575701212710702372012-11-12T22:04:00.000-05:002012-11-12T22:04:37.417-05:00The Marie McKinlay Trial in London: A Discussion
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I have read several articles in the
last week about the trial of Marie McKinlay in London. Marie is a 40
year-old mother of two that's accused of operating a brothel and an
organized prostitution ring. I do not have access to actual court
documents and can only interpret what I have read in the news. In
fact, I do not know the specific charges that she is on trial for.
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This article repeatedly refers to
specific amounts of money in her bank account: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228717/Marie-McKinlay-40-accused-running-high-class-vice-ring-fund-childrens-private-education.html">Mother, 40, accused of running high-class vice ring</a></div>
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I think that's wonderful that she
managed to cover her children's education and support them fully with
no outside assistance. I do not understand the consistent reference
to finances though, unless there is a related charge. Would we rather
she was on public assistance?</div>
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According to all that I have read,
Marie operated a top-level business and all of the escorts were 100%
independent, setting their own hours, and paying 30% of the booking
rate as a fee for marketing and appointment setting services. Marie
took-over the administrative aspect of the service in 2002, while
working as an escort for the operation controlled in its entirety by
five escorts. This article reveals that she is testifying in trial:
<a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4640048/Mum-accused-of-running-escort-agency.html">'Escort Madam': I love money and sex</a></div>
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By all counts, I am not sure that I
understand why prosecutors would target this strong, independent
woman operating as ethically and correctly as possible. The statement
is the reason, more likely than not - many in this world do not like
independent women that need no help from anyone.</div>
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In the last article linked, take note
of the images of the escorts and the description of what each
offered. The article refers to "girlfriend experience" and
"porn star experience," and both are terms that no one in
the US in their right mind uses these days. Both terms come with
serious baggage to state it mildly, though the wording is not
actually illegal anywhere as far as I am aware; they're defined on
forums and message boards everywhere.</div>
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In the UK, prostitution itself is not
illegal for the prostitute; however, operating a brothel is indeed.
I'm going to imagine that they expect the prostitutes to find
customers online all by themselves with no assistance from anyone.
Sounds inconsistent to me, although I do understand what such laws
are intended to target. I do not believe that Marie McKinlay operated
the sort of agency that the laws were intended for though.</div>
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I view each of the escorts working with
Marie as operating their own business and contracting her marketing
and appointment setting services. Consider that for a moment - it's
sort of the reverse of the independent contractor / escort contracted
by the agency in the US.
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I do not know how trials work in the UK
and only hope that Marie is found not guilty of anything she is
charged with. While there may be technical improprieties, in spirit
it is precisely the type of operation that any government should
happily accept. Obviously no one has been coerced or forced in any
way, shape, or form in this case. My thoughts are with the defendant.
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Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-51494736341363889682012-11-10T13:56:00.001-05:002023-02-27T12:02:53.694-05:00Opening an Escort Service: The Facts<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
There are no real escort services that
place ads on Backpage and anyone that believes differently is in
denial. There are many independent escorts that utilize Backpage and
other sites to place classified ads, but that is an entirely
different subject. Opening an escort service anywhere in the US or
elsewhere in the world requires some money. It is not cheap and it is
far from easy.</div>
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I see so many people cutting corners
these days that it's beyond ridiculous. Who in the hell told you that
you could open any business with $100 or less? Certainly not me. As a
matter of fact, I used to state that you could do it on just less
than $1000 and changed that well over a year ago to closer to $1500
to $2000 minimum. Technology always evolves and what worked a couple
of years ago may or may not work today.
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Really my reference to cutting corners
is the refusal by so many to purchase the appropriate business
license that describes specifically what they offer. In most areas of
the US, that means an "escort service" license, but in
other areas it is "outcall promoter" or even
"entertainment". It depends on what you offer and where you
are opening the business. You can read most local ordinances and
codes that describe specific licenses by visiting the <a href="http://www.municode.com/">Municipal Code Corporation </a>website. All areas are not the same.</div>
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You will come across some areas that
really complicate the license for an "escort service" and
if you encounter this, it is advisable to either choose a different
area OR adjust your business model and what you offer. Do not just
skip it all and operate without a license because that is a clear
path to arrest. The independent escorts that you contract are not
immune from the license process either and in most areas of the world
are required to obtain a license to be in business.</div>
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Getting into business is not an
overnight project. Sure, there will always be idiots that place
classified ads on various sites like Backpage and refer to themselves
as a business, but actually opening a business requires filing the
correct state and local paperwork, designing an actual website(s),
visiting an accountant and at some point an attorney. There is so
much more to opening a business than placing ads on a classified ads
site.</div>
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This blog receives far too many reads
from people all over the world for the low sales that my <i>Blueprint</i>
books have lately. If you have decided to give away or sell digital
copies of my book without including me in the process, I hope that
your bad karma bites you in the ass. If you downloaded a free copy
somewhere, do the right thing and donate by purchasing a copy
somewhere that I sell my books, and do it now so that I can have a
Christmas.
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Information is not free - at least not
my information earned through blood, sweat, tears, a horrific
two-week trial, and all of the subsequent abuse I have suffered since
my acquittal. If you actually pay attention to everything I say in
<i>Blueprint for an Escort Service</i>, I have provided you with
extremely valuable information - $thousands of $s worth of
information. This ain't a fiction book and it already sells at very
low prices anywhere that I offer it.</div>
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I ask that you actually read the book
before emailing me with your stupid questions that are already
answered if you had bothered to read. I do not respond kindly to
stupid questions answered clearly in my books. This is serious
business and I assume that you consider entering the escort business
world to make money - what a concept! Yes, we all need to make some
money to survive and if you pay attention to my material you will do
far more than just survive - you will thrive.</div>
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Welcome to capitalism.<br />
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<b>Updated on 12 November 2012 to respond to a comment:</b><br />
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It was against my better judgment to allow your comment to post. You have a woman in a skimpy pair of see-thru underwear on your front page. While it is entirely up to you what you do with your business, I have repeatedly recommended discretion - on this blog and in my books. Links deemed "adult" can cause my blog to be deleted, so I have chosen to copy/paste the comment herein:<br />
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""There are no real escort services that place ads on Backpage and anyone that believes differently is in denial." Then why do you recommend doing it in your book on page 192? I did purchase it from you,in case you're wondering. :)"</blockquote>
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First of all, thank you for purchasing the "Complete Blueprint" book - I truly appreciate it. The quoted statement is a reference to advertising your escort service on Backpage - nowhere have I ever recommended <i>that</i>. I do understand how the statement could be misconstrued though. The statement in "The Complete Blueprint for an Escort Service" (published in May of 2010) related to posting an ad <b>seeking</b> independent escorts to work with your business and I also state that you should not link your service website in that ad - which eliminates any form of advertising the business. However, I have changed the Backpage statement in that book over a year ago here on the blog and then in the Blueprint Updates when I added the pages to my website.<br />
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No service should be placing ANY ad on Backpage. This has been stated repeatedly for well over a year now and in the February 2012 published edition of "Blueprint for an Escort Service". Backpage (BP) has been hot, hot, hot all over the US for at least a year now. I used to like BP back when it was not so popular, but after it was attacked by media and government everywhere, well, I ditched that thought. That happened about the same time that Craigslist closed the "adult jobs" and "erotic services" categories worldwide.<br />
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Not intending to be rude, but you'd have to be asleep at the wheel to miss the serious attacks leveled at BP for more than a year now. I've written about it more than once here and on my other blog. I appreciate the First Amendment right of BP to publish such ads and will always side with them, but have no desire to jump-in the fiasco and wouldn't recommend this to anyone else.<br />
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The Blueprint Updates are linked in the navigation bar here or you can go to <a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/blueprint-updates/">Blueprint Updates</a> on my website. There are 4 topic specific pages linked on that main page and in the top navigation bar on the website. These updates are really important - please do read. Most are technology related as applicable to websites, advertising etc... At the time I decided to post updates on the website, I removed most blog posts here related to updates of the book.<br />
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Beyond that, please feel free to contact me privately regarding advice in reference to your website. <br />
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<br />Vicky</div>
Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-44778199335781125232012-10-20T00:51:00.001-04:002013-06-23T17:32:21.709-04:00Do Not Mess with the IRS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A federal case filed recently in Las Vegas was brought to my attention by a reader of my blogs. I retrieved all of the available documents from PACER and they're uploaded to my <a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/updates/">Updates (Documents)</a> page of my website. The only named defendant in the case is Emmanouil (Manny) Varagiannis and though the indictment includes numerous statements referencing prostitution, there is no actual charge for anything related. The charges involve transaction structuring to evade reporting requirements.<br />
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Transaction structuring is defined as making deposits to a financial institution (banks in this case) and "structuring" to avoid the requirement that a report be filled out by the bank teller for deposits of $10K and over. According to what I read, one bank teller sort of advised him to divide deposits and avoid the government form and that's where it all began.<br />
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As for the allegations of prositution in his escort business, or rather outcall promoter business, the man is not charged with anything related. I believe that detectives in Las Vegas managed to bust an escort or two, but that certainly won't make a legal case against the acting manager, which is the position Varagiannis holds. Some woman that is owner of a men's club and was obviously involved with him in past made allegations, but I do not see anything in any document claiming there to be a wiretap or tape of the admissions the woman claims that Varagiannis made privately.<br />
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<b>Scorned woman syndrome or what?</b><br />
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It does seem that way from what I read in the indictment and other documents. Apparently detectives approached the woman at her club and the conversation evolved to what is stated in the indictment:<br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/wp-content/uploads/Varagiannis-Las-Vegas-Indictment.pdf">Varagiannis Las Vegas Indictment</a><br />
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Really this is all about structuring to avoid IRS reporting requirements. This is a main reason that if opening and operating an escort business or an outcall promotion company, you need to see an accountant. If you open in Vegas, you need an accountant immediately and before an attorney. Clark County charges a % of the gross income as a part of the license, so there's no way you could procrastinate on the accountant.<br />
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There are other allegations in the indictment that refer to a program offering taxi drivers kickbacks for referrals. I am not clear on why it is even mentioned as it is not illegal to do so; however, the cabbie (taxi driver) would of course be responsible to report any money earned on his income tax filings.<br />
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The bottom line to this case is do not mess with the IRS, no matter how anyone at a bank suggests you structure your deposits. You are responsible. More on this case as documents are made available.<br />
<br />Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-56036479491097404652012-09-24T16:31:00.000-04:002012-09-24T19:55:33.222-04:00Google Play: Ebooks Now Activated in More Countries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just now visited my account to sell ebooks in Google Play and noticed that activation in Brazil, India, and Russia is now available. I have activated all books for sale in all countries listed. I do apologize if you looked for my books in the Google Play store and were unable to find any on a search in these countries, but I rarely visit this area of my account.<br />
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To find <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=wF0lG9l5m3UC">Blueprint for an Escort Service</a>, you may need to click the link herein or in the blog sidebar. The reason it is not findable in a search in the Google Play store is related to my allowing Google to assign an ISBN. I think that if you are in another country, say Russia, and you click the included link to the US store, you will be automatically redirected to the Russia Play store. Please advise if this is not the situation.<br />
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I have noted many visitors to this blog from Russia, India, and Brazil this past week and now I understand why. Please do inform me if you have any trouble finding a book - comment anonymously (or not) to this post and I will respond. I do ask that you do not include links to any adult websites that have nudity. We are more censored in the US than most people believe. I certainly have no issue with nudity or porn, but the blog would no longer be included in relevant search results with these type of links.<br />
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If you purchase <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Vicky_Gallas_The_Complete_Blueprint_for_an_Escort_?id=4KXWdN_wCDYC&feature=more_from_author#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMywiYm9vay00S1hXZE5fd0NEWUMiXQ..">The Complete Blueprint for an Escort Service</a>, you will need to read the <b>Blueprint Updates</b> on my website as the book was published in May of 2010. If you purchase <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=wF0lG9l5m3UC">Blueprint for an Escort Service</a>, this is not as important as it was recently updated (February of 2012), and most of the updates on the website are included. I will be updating each page this week and always note the date and time of the last update at the bottom of the page.<br />
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This is the main page for the updates on the website: <a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/blueprint-updates/">Blueprint Updates</a><br />
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These are the topic pages for updates:<br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/blueprint-updates/websites/">Websites and Hosting</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/blueprint-updates/focus-on-local/">Focus on Local</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/blueprint-updates/advertising/">Advertising</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/blueprint-updates/business-models/">Business Models</a><br />
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I wish you the best in your entrepreneurial pursuits!<br />
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Vicky Gallas Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-32397780736498806042012-09-18T04:26:00.000-04:002018-04-14T11:31:09.068-04:00The Worst Ad Ever for BackpageThere are many reasons that potential clients should not be dialing sex workers on Backpage, but I have never found a reason as valid as this story. There were 40 people arrested in Saint Cloud, Florida over the last few days in a sting operation. Now Saint Cloud is in Osceola County, which is at Disney's back gate. In other words, cops called ads in Orlando Backpage and booked sex workers.<br />
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See the images - all 40 of them. Collectively this group looks like a bunch of drug abusers, though there may be a few not on drugs:<br />
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<b>40 Arrested in Saint Cloud Prostitution Bust </b>(link no longer works, so no reason for post, but it was too much)<br /><b></b><br />
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Have you ever seen a worst ad for Backpage? I can't even believe these people have the audacity to post an ad, but I really wonder what sort of images each used in the ads; obviously not their own.<br />
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I never post stuff like this, but I about fell out of my chair laughing... <br />
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<br />Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-7204293627597556962012-09-11T05:28:00.000-04:002012-09-11T05:29:24.417-04:00Escort Services and Google PlacesMany of you have experienced your Google Places escort service listings being deleted in the last 6 months. I discussed this previously a few posts back. However, if you have followed the guidelines stated back in March and again in July 2012, and checked the box to "hide your address" - your Places listing should show. All listings that were deleted should be reinstated.<br />
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A search for "Miami escorts" (substitute any city) today shows a bunch of absolutely irrelevant listings. For example, a financial planner, armed security services, animal control, a photography design studio, a magician, a university, a high school, a law firm etc... How absurd, right? These people have literally ruined Places. The good news is that now you can make them repair it by resubmitting your listing..<br />
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It was indeed a couple of renegade Map Makers that have caused all these troubles. They would have someone higher in the group that despised escort services as they did approve the delete while claiming that it was the rule. It was never the rule as I stated back in July. Escort Services are allowed listings in Places. This has been, once again, confirmed by Google. Push it as far as you must and keep resubmitting the listing until it shows.<br />
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This is the statement made by Google on a thread in the Map Makers forum in relation to escort services:<br />
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<a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/embed/?parenturl=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fmapyourworldcommunity%2Fdiscuss%3Fplace%3Dforum%2Fmapmaker-announcements&service=jotspot&ul=1&theme=default&place=forum%2Fgoogle-mapmaker&showpopout=true&showsearch=true#!topic/mapmaker-announcements/JF5ULsF7PZc">Update on Escorts and SABs</a> (announcement is dated 16 August)<br />
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An excerpt (the forum link is to the July discussion):<br />
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<b style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have been hearing various concerns on </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/mapyourworldcommunity/discuss?place=topic%2Fgoogle-mapmaker%2FAGP4KSH0jJg%2Fdiscussion"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; white-space: pre-wrap;">forum</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> about redirecting mappers to Google Places for certain listings that are Service Area Businesses (SABs). Here are the details, </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why mappers adding Service Area Businesses are redirected to Places? </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><br />
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<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Places carries out specific verification process to verify the physical location of businesses and SABs in particular. </span></b></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Places also gets in touch with the owner of the SAB in order to get specific details and verify them to avoid spam. </span></b></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">Map Maker currently does not have this facility</span></b></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">There have been higher instances of spam in SABs</span></b></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">Its advisable for</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">mappers adding SABs, to add them through Google Places to ensure correct business verification</span></b></li>
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So it is not Google's fault, except in that they were of no assistance to anyone that suffered a deleted listing. Apparently enough of you complained and they have made the policy clear. Do not allow these renegade Map Makers to get away with deleting your listings. Let's repair Places. Just make sure that you follow the Google Places guidelines for Service Area Businesses (SABs).<br />
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Thanks to Debb for emailing me this information! My health is not great and I can't fight the world anymore. If you care about your Places listings, push until it is reinstated.<br />
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<br />Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-41729042053219425862012-08-31T03:14:00.000-04:002013-09-07T13:30:22.675-04:00Operating an Escort Service in the SunshineIn Florida we have what is referred to as Sunshine Law. This is a reference to open government and providing public access to government records and meetings . Often this law is not enforced or government agencies find ways around it via the use of exemptions. This is not much different than the <a href="http://www.foia.gov/">FOIA</a> (Freedom of Information Act) at the federal level, though the feds do make serious use of a list of many exemptions and more often than not, you will not receive the information requested. Yes, they state differently on the linked website, but I'm offering the reality perspective here.<br />
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In many ways your escort business operation is similar in relation to managing information. If you are in the US or the UK, you should already be aware that you and your fellow citizens are being tracked and it would take agents of the government less than an entire day to slap together a full picture of you that includes contacts, Facebook pals, work history, telephone numbers past and present, internet access devices and methods, bank and financial statements, relatives, neighbors, and friends etc.... Hopefully you get the picture here.<br />
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So to go through life and business expecting any level of privacy today is not much different than burying your head in the sand. All that you do is easily tracked by government agents in the US and the UK. Everything you say and do could be replayed for judge or jury should these agents decide to target you. If you doubt what I am saying or would prefer to think of me as paranoid, I ask that you take less than 30 minutes of your time and read this for starters:<br />
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<a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/ff_nsadatacenter/">The NSA is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)</a> by James Bamford.<br />
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If you would like to take it an additional step, purchase all of James Bamford's books and start reading. I first started reading Bamford's books back in 2001. The first I read was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Body-Secrets-Ultra-Secret-National-ebook/dp/B001334IXS/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1346390878&sr=1-3">Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency</a>, and I purchased the hardcover; still have it. A more recent title of importance is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Shadow-Factory-Eavesdropping-America/dp/0307279391/ref=tmm_pap_title_0">The Shadow Factory: The NSA from 9/11 to Eavesdropping on America</a>. Read it. I guarantee that no matter how much you think you know about government surveillance, you'll find it enlightening. <br />
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<b>So how does this relate to the escort business and my escort service?</b><br />
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The connection should be obvious for you, but I will elaborate. Any information they want to gather about you, your escort service, its clients, and the escorts is right at their fingertips. In the US there is a Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, but trust me; that won't stop them. Few law enforcement agencies in the US pay any attention whatsoever to the Fourth Amendment. I am not clear on related or similar protections for citizens in the UK, but I hear the surveillance is even worse there, if that is possible.<br />
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If I want to go somewhere and I do not want anyone to know where I'm going, I use a vehicle that I do not own and I leave my telephone at home. Sounds dreadfully primitive, right? It is what it is. I do take such an excursion a few times a year, but I will leave it to your imagination as to where and why. Hint: It has no relation to the escort business at all.<br />
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If I want to have a conversation and I want to be as sure as possible that it is private, I have it in-person and with someone that I know and trust. There is no such thing as a secure telephone. There is no such thing, for the most part, as secure email. This short assessment includes the use of throwaway phones, which may indeed be secure for one conversation, but that's it. If you can afford $30-50 to have one conversation and the other party can also, then go for it; however, this has no connection to the escort business. As you should be aware, you have many conversations daily with many people in the course of operating your escort service or entertainment company.<br />
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Think you are placing ads for your escort business anonymously? Think again. You are tracked in all that you do and if someone decides to gather all of the information, they'll be aware of any posting you have made anywhere using any name, if they want to be.<br />
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If you have read my <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=wF0lG9l5m3UC">Blueprint book</a>, you know that I scoff at verification services, TER reviews, use of credit cards, and anything that gives another party a list of escorts or clients. I feel that we are all entitled to privacy and that was always something I enforced whether anyone wanted it or not. The good thing about running your own business is that you can do it your way. Nevermind the ignorant potential clients that want to use credit cards or the escorts that do not care if their face is splattered all over the internet or not. You could also learn this much about my business philosphy by reading my blogs.<br />
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<b>So how do I operate my escort service in the sunshine then?</b><br />
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If you have followed my advice and are operating with any and all required licenses and paperwork filings, you're off to a good start. If you have followed my advice in relation to touring escorts (!), verification services, online reviews etc... you may not be as publicly visible as your competition that ignored the advice, but you are a hell of a lot safer. Intelligent clients will find you. Serious and intelligent escorts will appreciate you and find you when the time is right.<br />
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I have had far too many questionable emails lately from alleged readers that want to know how to "recruit" escorts. Never, in any book, have I ever used the phrase "recruit escorts" and I feel that these questionable emails are from people that did not read the book and seek free information or some government agency or another.<br />
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I realize that some of you consider yourselves to be tech-intelligent and make use of many online marketing tools. I ask you to realize that most of these online marketing tools were certainly available to me back in 2000-2001, but I passed on using them. My arrest in the malicious prosecution did include some postings on Big Doggie website sent by prosecutors in discovery; however, these posting were my attempts to stop anyone from discussing or reviewing my agency. You can read about it in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VIWUTC">Memoirs</a> if you care. The party soliciting reviews was indeed an agent and I was correct.<br />
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Do you think I am so outdated that there were no touring escorts when I was in business? I must lol at that. Consider Miami Companions or Apres Vous or various others that base their business on touring escorts. They were all around during the late years of my business in Orlando. Miami Companions operators all pled guilty to various counts and the company no longer exists, but the problems were a result of touring escorts and credit cards.<br />
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The other outfit named has indeed had plenty of arrests in past. If there is no visible federal case, that's only because it is invisible and they opted to remain open. I closed my agency almost three months before I was arrested. Yes, I knew that agents were speaking to an informant escort that worked with me briefly more than two years earlier and was operating her own agency when caught-up in a credit card mess prosecution. That escort service owner continued operating her service too and her damn telephone was ringing in her purse as she testified in my trial. She also had escorts that worked with her business in the hallways during the first four days of my trial, at the request of agents, no doubt.<br />
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You could also look at the more recent case of Classy DC Escorts and DMV Indies. What did these people do that you should not be doing? Well, plenty really and if you read my book you'd know that, but for the sake of this conversation, they offered touring escorts and posted frequently on TER. Not intending to pick-on TER here and there are other similar outfits that many of you are aware of that are no different. One thing (among many) that they all share in common is the explicit reviews systems.<br />
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So keep on posting on TER and offering escorts on tours if you want, but realize that often prosecutions are a game of musical chairs and someone involved will take the deal. That is a fact that you could take to your fact bank. More recently I have heard that TER is hosted outside the US and this is a main reason that the many participants feel safe and secure. As if the US government has no reach outside the US, right? Incredibly laughable to me.<br />
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So operate your escort service or entertainment company in the sunshine, but at the same time realize why privacy does matter and keep your client and escort lists to yourself. After all is said and done, you are sending out sexy escorts by the hour for companionship and not escorts for sex. Realize that any conversation you have with anyone could one day be replayed for that jury of your peers. All of your conversations should be in the sunshine and with expectation that someone somewhere may be listening.<br />
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We are all tracked in America, and in the UK, though I am unsure of relevant laws there. Doubt me? Search for the term "Carnivore" and "ECHELON" if you are young or have forgotten what your government is capable of.<br />
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Edit on 2 September @5:45PM to add an important link: <br />
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There is an interesting PBS Frontline show titled, "Spying on the Home Front," first released in May of 2007. You read and click on chapters to watch the videos:<br />
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<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/homefront/view/">Spying on the Home Front</a><br />
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Whether you are aware or not, your government considers you and everyone to be a suspect. Suspected of what? Anything; it doesn't matter, but they'll usually use the<i> terror investigation</i> card to get the ball rolling. It's not much different than the philosphy that guides all cops: If you're not a cop, you're a perp. <br />
<br />Vicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548451175908173719.post-26776386918762341962012-07-06T03:44:00.000-04:002013-09-07T13:31:13.729-04:00Escort Services on the Internet: The Future<br />
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<b>Very important update! </b><br />
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<b>EDIT - 9 July 2012 @5pm:</b><br />
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When that other thread was locked, Deb started a new thread requesting clarification from Google on the policy relatng to Places / Maps listings and escort services. An actual Google employee responded:<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">We treat escort services
like any other service area business - if the address is faked or isn't
marked as hidden, the listing will be removed.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Locking this thread to discourage further negativity about this topic.</span></b></div>
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The thread is here:<br />
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<a href="http://productforums.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/business/escort$20service/business/-J886bvh34w/_R7v6qsspvoJ">Hi Jade saw you locked the escort service thread can you please clarify the issue? </a><br />
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So obviously it was the renegade Map Makers with a mission. Make sure to check the box to "hide your address" in your Places dashboard as no customers come to your business location if you have an escort service.<br />
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<b>End of edit.</b><br />
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Anyone that has an escort service today
needs to pay attention to the outlook for adult businesses on
the internet in the US. There is a disturbing element of censorship
that becomes more pronounced every day and it's only going to get
worse in the future. There are ways around it though.<br />
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<b>EDIT</b> on 7 July 2012 @1:45am EST:<br />
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I have completely updated two of the Blueprint Updates pages on my website with help around the Maps / Places issue and advertising and marketing ideas and thoughts:<br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/blueprint-updates/focus-on-local/">Focus on Local</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.accusedmadam.com/blueprint-updates/advertising/">Advertising </a></div>
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For those of you that read this blog
and the <a href="http://accusedmadam.blogspot.com/"><i>Accused Madam Blog</i></a> regularly, this should not be news.
I have often written about the censorship experienced in Orlando for
many years and my belief that Orlando is a test city to see what
works and what doesn't. They want to know what level of censorship
the general public will tolerate and how to work around it. Well, now
I see that they've found new ways to bypass the First Amendment using
government contracts with big business.</div>
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I did edit my last post several times
as I had new information to add and I won't be editing it again. The
first link in that post is: <a href="http://productforums.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/business/escorts/business/ANrDkp46KIY/jOpf3EgRE3oJ">Listing Removed from Maps Due toTechnical Issue</a>. The link is to a Google help forum for those having
various issues, including problems with Maps and Places listings.
Read the entire thread. I guarantee it is enlightening.</div>
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After my last post on that help forum,
I did conduct due diligence. My short time spent on research revealed
the following and it is not good news if you own an escort service, a
stripper service, or even a strip club. Make no mistake: The agenda
is to censor anything and everything that is adult on the internet.
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I actually had telephone conversations
with close to 10 people in adult business early this morning. Most
were positive about the situation and sort of shrugged their
shoulders on it as they all recalled what we did before Google
existed. Yes, these people were all long-term adult business owners
and not people that purchased my books to open a service in the last
few years. A few thought that it would be to their advantage when the
industry is shoved back in time to print ads. Perhaps they are
correct because knocking 100s of thousands of independent escorts out
of the picture can't be bad for escort services.</div>
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You see, print ads – especially the
yellow pages – eliminate much of the competition. No more free or
cheap advertising would be available. As one man stated to me, he
needed $10K to $15K to get into the yellow pages with decent sized
ads and compete. If you've read my book, make sure you've followed
all of the advice and not just Google Maps/Places advice. That advice
included yellow pages ads, though I did advise you to go light and
use services available free or cheap on the internet. Start saving
everything you're making now, because you're going to need a yellow
pages presence in the future and they usually want substantial down
payments.</div>
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We already know how hard law
enforcement is working to get rid of Backpage, so I won't get into
that here. You should also know my thoughts on The Erotic Review
(TER). Every federal case that I have researched and posted about in
relation to escort services on the <a href="http://accusedmadam.blogspot.com/"><i>Accused Madam Blog</i></a> has
involved TER because their forums are entrenched with agents. Ignore
what I'm saying and be a part of a future federal case.</div>
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<b>What my research today revealed</b></div>
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If you have placed
all of your eggs in the Google basket, you have seriously screwed-up.
Fix it right now, before it is too late. I searched for the keyword
phrases “escorts” and “escort service” preceded by the city.
In other words, “orlando escorts” and “orlando escort service”
or “boston escorts” and “boston escort service” etc... Map Makers with an Agenda have already been working hard to remove Maps and Places listings for
escort services and entertainment businesses that are adult (i.e.
stripper and bachelor party listings) in cities around the US.</div>
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Another part of
this trend relates to Google updating web search results. About two
months or so ago, my two websites that I used for research were
completely removed from natural search results when both had been on
the top of the first page of results for a long time – one for
several years and the other for a year. At the time, I tried guessing
why, but none of it really made sense. Anyway, no skin off my ass
because I was not actually operating a service. I recently deleted
both sites from my hosting account.</div>
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More recently I
noticed that two services that had operated in Orlando for many years
had also been removed from search results. One has been in business
since 1992, and the other since 2000. Both are now the disappeared.
Thank goodness for Yahoo and Bing, but then we all know that few
searchers use either in comparison to the almighty Google.</div>
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On a positive
note, Apple is working on a local listing service and we will have to
watch and see what the future brings on that. Now for the bad news.
My research revealed:</div>
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<b>All Maps and Places removed in the
following cities, but some have popped-up again and then disappeared
again, but usually one or two reappeared where there were many
before:</b></div>
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Orlando</div>
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New Orleans</div>
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Boston</div>
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Philadelphia</div>
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Cincinnati</div>
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Louisville</div>
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Omaha</div>
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San Antonio</div>
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Tulsa</div>
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Atlanta</div>
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Baltimore</div>
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Bangor, Maine</div>
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Indianapolis</div>
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Detroit</div>
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Albuquerque</div>
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St. Louis</div>
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Kansas City</div>
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Washington DC</div>
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Fort Myers,
Florida</div>
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Milwaukee</div>
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Quebec</div>
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Paris, France
(yes, you read that correctly)</div>
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<b>The following list of cities has
most Maps/Places listings removed and only 1 or 2 remain.</b></div>
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Seattle</div>
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San Francisco</div>
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Pensacola</div>
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Reno</div>
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Buffalo</div>
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Chicago</div>
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Fort Lauderdale</div>
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These city lists
are by no means comprehensive. I didn't search for every city in the
country or the world, obviously. If you do not see what I saw, be
really happy because it may mean that someone took the censorship
power away over at Google. It is hard to imagine that the order to
remove all adult businesses came from the top or anywhere close to
the top, but you never know.</div>
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The other
disturbing trend involving escort service websites disappearing from
natural search results benefited the following list of ad and listing
websites:</div>
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EROS</div>
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City of Love</div>
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City Search</div>
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Open Adult
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Yellow Pages</div>
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Dex Knows</div>
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Manta</div>
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Naughty Reviews</div>
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Map Quest</div>
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Backpage</div>
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Date Check</div>
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EZ Local</div>
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Local.com</div>
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City Vibe</div>
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Insider Pages</div>
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Many US cities
have few or zero actual escort service websites in the natural search
results now. I always thought that search results were supposed to
index the most relevant websites first, but obviously something has
seriously changed. Watch all of this closely in the future. </div>
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