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Cathy Scalia shows her bikini top and hot dog sign outside court in Hempstead, N.Y. on June 18, 2012. (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Hot Dog Hooker: ‘They Keep Framing Me’

The woman known as the “Hot Dog Hooker” pleaded not guilty to new charges in court Saturday, and accused authorities of framing her.

6 hours ago

Cathy Scalia at court in Hempstead on Monday, June 18, 2012 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

So-Called ‘Hot Dog Hooker’ In Trouble Again Following Alleged Prostitution Bust

Scalia, 47, was arrested after she allegedly performed a massage, without a license, on an undercover detective at a hotel in Garden City, police said. She is also accused of offering to engage in a sexual act in exchange for money.

20 hours ago

Example of business cards passed out by
prostituted women in George case. (credit: Manhattan DA's Office)

Father And Son On Trial For Sex Trafficking

Vincent George, Sr. and Vincent George, Jr.’s defense is that they are pimps, but not sex traffickers.

2013/05/13

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Nassau County Quits Using Condoms As Evidence For Prostitution Charges

Nassau County, Long Island, has decided to quit using condoms as evidence in prostitution cases.

2013/05/06

Prosecutors Detail Alleged Treatment Of Mexican Women Brought As Sex Slaves

Horrifying allegations were revealed Wednesday in the case against 13 people accused of with smuggling dozens of young Mexican women into New Jersey and forced into prostitution in New York and New Jersey.

2013/05/01

Man Who Ran Sex Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Over 60 Years In Prison

A man was sentenced to 62 1/2 years in prison Monday for operating a violent sex trafficking ring out of his Upper East Side apartment.

2013/04/01

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Menendez Calls For Federal Probe Of Allegations That He Visited Prostitutes

A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said the senator hopes U.S. authorities join their Dominican counterparts in investigating the origin of reports he paid women in the Dominican Republic for sex.

2013/03/18

AUDIO: Sen. Menendez Speaks Out After Woman Recants Story Claiming He Paid Her For Sex

New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez may be making an unanticipated trip to the Dominican Republic. A judge wants to hear from him about a prostitute’s statement that she was paid to falsely claim she had sex with him.

2013/03/05

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Queens Couple Accused Of Sex Trafficking, ‘Slavery,’ Forcing Girls Into Prostitution

Hikeem Green, 38, and his girlfriend Darcell Marshall, 22, allegedly held a 19-year-old from Rockland County and a 20-year-old from New York City in a foreclosed home they illegally occupied.

2013/02/15

Shannan Gilbert’s Family Sues Last Man To See Her Alive

A civil lawsuit has been filed in the case of the death of Shannan Gilbert, whose body was among ten found at Long Island’s Gilgo Beach.

2012/11/15

Lawrence Taylor/file (credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Verdict In: Hall Of Famer Lawrence Taylor Wins Lawsuit In Underage Prostitution Case

NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has won a lawsuit that tried to hold him accountable for having sex with a 16-year-old girl in a New York hotel room.

2012/10/26

A screengrab of e4akorea.com, allegedly a site advertising prostitution at several Manhattan locations. (credit: e4akorea.com)

Prosecutors Say Brooklyn Man Ran Brothels In Midtown, Lower Manhattan

William Thomas, 42, of Fort Greene, put a 21st-century spin on the world’s oldest profession, advertising services for prostitutes online, according to authorities.

2012/10/22

Owner And Operator Of New York ‘Snuggery’ Offers Clients Hugs, Relaxation

Some people say that it is one step away from prostitution, but selling hugs is perfectly legal.

2012/10/01

Crispus Attucks Playground (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Officials: Brooklyn Playground Has Become A Hot Spot For Prostitution

The Crispus Attucks Playground on Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill is closed at night but every morning investigators are finding evidence of sex.

2012/08/27

Judge Sets Trial Date For Alleged Upper East Side Madam Anna Gristina

A judge has refused to dismiss the case against Anna Gristina, the suburban mom accused of earning millions of dollars by selling sex to wealthy clients.

2012/08/16

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