Feds Seeking $61K From Alleged Call Girl
Federal prosecutors argue the government should keep $61,000 in cash seized from an Oakland woman who allegedly worked as a high-priced call girl to repay student loans from her time at Stanford Law School.Court documents detail how agents sifted through trash, conducted surveillance, interviewed clients and a colleague, pored over tax returns and surfed the Internet to build a case for keeping money seized from Cristina Schultz, 31 -- who they say used the name "Brazil" and charged $1,300 for two hours.
But all jokes about the declining value of a Stanford law degree aside, Schultz hasn't been charged with a federal crime.
Federal civil asset forfeiture laws let the government seek to keep property -- in this case, money -- representing the proceeds of a federal crime even if the property's owner hasn't been convicted or even charged with the alleged crime
Details here from the Oakland Tribune. Or see even more details from Brazil herself (not safe for work).
Comments
Where to start? A law school buddy of mine was telling me about this story. I'm sure Stanford is just loving all the attention they're getting from this. So I wonder, will their career services office take Ms. Schultz's job into consideration when compiling the yearly statistics on job placements? I can just see it now. They have a category called "Self-Employed" in which the salary trumps that of any other job. They can now boast the highest starting salary of ANY law school in history. The best thing is that you don't even have to pass the bar!
$1300 for 2 hours?! I suppose with a body like that, she's worth every inch :) Considering what I'm paying for my first year's law school tuition, her fee is sort of a drop in the bucket. Who knows, maybe after finals I'll see what the old bank account can handle :)
Posted by: Arvind | September 20, 2004 8:47 PM