Convicted: Pimps forced girls to work in Kittery

critter · 11-08-2009, 02:11 AM

"KITTERY — Two Massachusetts men have been found guilty of forcing teenage girls as young as 15 to work as prostitutes in multiple states, including at the now-defunct Danish Health Club in Kittery, Maine.

Darryl Tavares of Revere and Eddie Jones of Boston were convicted in U.S. District Court Friday.

Prosecutors previously had said the 26-year-olds were members of a Boston-based group that operated from 2001 to 2005 in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Florida and Pennsylvania.

Victims who were minors when the offenses occurred said in court that Tavares and Jones switched underage girls between themselves and viciously beat them.

One victim testified that Tavares carved her face with a potato peeler. Another said Jones choked her after transporting her to Washington, D.C., for prostitution.

Tavares and Jones were part of a ring that forced some minors to prostitute themselves at the DHC, according to a report in the Portsmouth Herald.

A 25-page affidavit by IRS Special Agent Rodney Giguere, filed as part of the case, states the FBI began looking into the DHC in October of 2000 when investigators began gathering evidence on the "Jones Family" — "an organized family group which has operated long-term prostitution, narcotics, and insurance fraud rackets in the greater Boston metropolitan area."

According to the report, the group put young females to work as prostitutes in fake massage parlors in Massachusetts, Hartford, Conn., and at the establishment in Kittery, Maine.

Even before 2000, state and local police had obtained statements from individuals describing prostitution activities at the DHC, and an undercover operation by Kittery Police in September of 1984 resulted in the arrest of a manager of the DHC and a masseuse who propositioned an undercover officer for sex.

In December of 2002, the U.S. attorney for the District of Maine requested that the IRS Criminal Investigation Division aid in the investigation.

Giguere believed the DHC was opened "in or around 1984."

His affidavit included information from a woman who was under 18 when she began working as a prostitute at the Kittery brothel in 2000. According to the affidavit, the woman worked at the DHC for several months, seeing "on average, five to six customers a day and virtually all would engage in sex with her," and making between $600 and $1,000 each day she worked.

Authorities indicated surveillance of the business during a one-week period in April of 2002 showed agents observed about 249 customer vehicles arriving at the DHC, with many bearing out-of-state license plates.

The investigation culminated in an IRS and FBI raid of the DHC in September of 2004.

Tavares and Jones' convictions come about 31⁄2 years after a federal judge sentenced Kittery-based attorney and former Town Council member Gary Reiner to five years in prison for operating the DHC as a brothel and conspiring to launder millions of dollars in profits from the business.

Prosecutors argued Reiner played an instrumental role in running the business by negotiating ads, managing employees and ensuring it was properly licensed.

In addition to a five-year sentence, Reiner was fined $10,000 and will be placed under three years of supervision upon his release. He was also ordered to forfeit assets in his and his wife's name to satisfy a forfeiture order for $3.9 million of illegal profits from the DHC.

Reiner denied wrongdoing throughout his trial and appealed his conviction, but it was upheld in U.S. District Court in 2007. He is serving time in a minimum-security federal prison in Allenwood, Pa. Reiner is scheduled to be released on July 8, 2010.

Four other employees were convicted in relation to crimes committed at the DHC.

The brothel — formerly at 19 Bridge St. — was demolished in 2006 and replaced with condominiums. "

sad they only serving 5 years and a fine should be much worst glad these people are safe now.

albino smurf · 11-08-2009, 06:23 AM

Legalize it and regulate it. When it is illegal any horrible outcome is possible.

ubermeyer · 11-08-2009, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by albino smurf

Legalize it and regulate it. When it is illegal any horrible outcome is possible.

That isn't funny, if you were trying to be...

SuperFly · 11-08-2009, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by albino smurf

Legalize it and regulate it. When it is illegal any horrible outcome is possible.

Yeah, we can do that and legalize drugs too. Not only will we have something made in the USA, but we could finally start paying off our debts instead of just paying interest.

Mahboob Khan · 11-08-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperFly

Yeah, we can do that and legalize drugs too. Not only will we have something made in the USA, but we could finally start paying off our debts instead of just paying interest.

Yeah, this will be in addition to another product called "war planes, bombs, arms and ammunition" that your Army tests in Iraq and Afghanistan on innocent people, and sell out to other countries on the name of "defense pact". I am sure you will conquer the recession.

11-08-2009, 02:11 AM	#1
critter New User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 0	Convicted: Pimps forced girls to work in Kittery "KITTERY — Two Massachusetts men have been found guilty of forcing teenage girls as young as 15 to work as prostitutes in multiple states, including at the now-defunct Danish Health Club in Kittery, Maine. Darryl Tavares of Revere and Eddie Jones of Boston were convicted in U.S. District Court Friday. Prosecutors previously had said the 26-year-olds were members of a Boston-based group that operated from 2001 to 2005 in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Florida and Pennsylvania. Victims who were minors when the offenses occurred said in court that Tavares and Jones switched underage girls between themselves and viciously beat them. One victim testified that Tavares carved her face with a potato peeler. Another said Jones choked her after transporting her to Washington, D.C., for prostitution. Tavares and Jones were part of a ring that forced some minors to prostitute themselves at the DHC, according to a report in the Portsmouth Herald. A 25-page affidavit by IRS Special Agent Rodney Giguere, filed as part of the case, states the FBI began looking into the DHC in October of 2000 when investigators began gathering evidence on the "Jones Family" — "an organized family group which has operated long-term prostitution, narcotics, and insurance fraud rackets in the greater Boston metropolitan area." According to the report, the group put young females to work as prostitutes in fake massage parlors in Massachusetts, Hartford, Conn., and at the establishment in Kittery, Maine. Even before 2000, state and local police had obtained statements from individuals describing prostitution activities at the DHC, and an undercover operation by Kittery Police in September of 1984 resulted in the arrest of a manager of the DHC and a masseuse who propositioned an undercover officer for sex. In December of 2002, the U.S. attorney for the District of Maine requested that the IRS Criminal Investigation Division aid in the investigation. Giguere believed the DHC was opened "in or around 1984." His affidavit included information from a woman who was under 18 when she began working as a prostitute at the Kittery brothel in 2000. According to the affidavit, the woman worked at the DHC for several months, seeing "on average, five to six customers a day and virtually all would engage in sex with her," and making between $600 and $1,000 each day she worked. Authorities indicated surveillance of the business during a one-week period in April of 2002 showed agents observed about 249 customer vehicles arriving at the DHC, with many bearing out-of-state license plates. The investigation culminated in an IRS and FBI raid of the DHC in September of 2004. Tavares and Jones' convictions come about 31⁄2 years after a federal judge sentenced Kittery-based attorney and former Town Council member Gary Reiner to five years in prison for operating the DHC as a brothel and conspiring to launder millions of dollars in profits from the business. Prosecutors argued Reiner played an instrumental role in running the business by negotiating ads, managing employees and ensuring it was properly licensed. In addition to a five-year sentence, Reiner was fined $10,000 and will be placed under three years of supervision upon his release. He was also ordered to forfeit assets in his and his wife's name to satisfy a forfeiture order for $3.9 million of illegal profits from the DHC. Reiner denied wrongdoing throughout his trial and appealed his conviction, but it was upheld in U.S. District Court in 2007. He is serving time in a minimum-security federal prison in Allenwood, Pa. Reiner is scheduled to be released on July 8, 2010. Four other employees were convicted in relation to crimes committed at the DHC. The brothel — formerly at 19 Bridge St. — was demolished in 2006 and replaced with condominiums. " sad they only serving 5 years and a fine should be much worst glad these people are safe now.

11-08-2009, 06:23 AM	#2
albino smurf Semi-Pro Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In a cloud of yellow fuzz Posts: 790	Legalize it and regulate it. When it is illegal any horrible outcome is possible. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SayOtmYPju4

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