"Zumba teacher could get jail in prostitution case" Associated Press, March 31, 2013
PORTLAND, Maine — The dance instructor who used her Zumba fitness studio as a front for prostitution faces jail time after pleading guilty in a case that captivated a quiet seaside town known for its beaches and picturesque homes.
The plea agreement, which calls for a 10-month sentence, spares Alexis Wright from the prospect of a high-profile trial featuring sex videos, exhibitionism, and pornography. She is scheduled to be sentenced on May 31.
Wright quietly answered ‘‘guilty’’ 20 times on Friday when the judge read the counts, which include engaging in prostitution, promotion of prostitution, conspiracy, tax evasion, and theft by deception.
Bankers going to jail, too?
The 30-year-old Wright was accused of conspiring with insurance agent Mark Strong Sr. to run a prostitution business in which she kept detailed records indicating she made $150,000 over an 18-month period.
That is so $mall fry when compared to war-profiteers and banksters.
Bankers going to jail, too?
The 30-year-old Wright was accused of conspiring with insurance agent Mark Strong Sr. to run a prostitution business in which she kept detailed records indicating she made $150,000 over an 18-month period.
That is so $mall fry when compared to war-profiteers and banksters.
She was also accused of using a hidden camera to record sex acts without her clients’ knowledge.
Okay, not nice, but government spies on people.
She was originally charged with 106 counts. All the counts in the agreement were misdemeanors, including three counts relating to welfare and tax fraud that were reduced from felonies.
Oh, so a DEAL was CUT to keep this QUIET! I wonder WHAT BIG WIGS were on the CLIENT LIST!
Strong, 57, of Thomaston, was convicted this month of 13 counts related to promotion of prostitution and was sentenced to 20 days in jail.
Okay, not nice, but government spies on people.
She was originally charged with 106 counts. All the counts in the agreement were misdemeanors, including three counts relating to welfare and tax fraud that were reduced from felonies.
Oh, so a DEAL was CUT to keep this QUIET! I wonder WHAT BIG WIGS were on the CLIENT LIST!
Strong, 57, of Thomaston, was convicted this month of 13 counts related to promotion of prostitution and was sentenced to 20 days in jail.
He was originally charged with 59 counts.
Must not have been a very strong case.
Must not have been a very strong case.
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Also see: Zumba Zs
That ought to keep it quiet and protect some well-known names and reputations.
Also see: Zumba Zs
That ought to keep it quiet and protect some well-known names and reputations.
Globe certainly doing it's part:
"Maine man gets 20 days in Zumba paid-sex case" March 22, 2013
PORTLAND, Maine — An insurance agent who helped run a prostitution operation out of his mistress’s Zumba studio and watched secretly videotaped sex acts was ordered Thursday to spend 20 days in jail.
Then he's really a pimp and a pervert, isn't he?
My printed paper continues with "in a scandal that rocked a community better known for its beaches and sea captains' homes than for crime."
"Maine man gets 20 days in Zumba paid-sex case" March 22, 2013
PORTLAND, Maine — An insurance agent who helped run a prostitution operation out of his mistress’s Zumba studio and watched secretly videotaped sex acts was ordered Thursday to spend 20 days in jail.
Then he's really a pimp and a pervert, isn't he?
My printed paper continues with "in a scandal that rocked a community better known for its beaches and sea captains' homes than for crime."
Before being sentenced, Mark Strong apologized for the pain he has caused his family, and his wife broke down in sobs while pleading for leniency....
I say castrate him.
Prosecutors said Strong was involved in every facet of the Kennebunk operation with fitness instructor Alexis Wright.
Another whacking: "monitoring fitness instructor Alexis Wright's calendar, reviewing her ledgers, collecting dossiers on clients and watching the sexual encounters streamed live to the computer in his office 100 miles up the coast in Thomaston."
He is sick!
The one sentence buried deep down that they kept:
In court, Strong said he should have owned up to his mistakes right away.
For some reason, elite scum can't do that until it's far too late.
What the Globe website chopped:
Strong also suggested boosting profits by marketing to higher-paying fetish clients and engaging in paid sex acts with multiple men simultaneously, prosecutors said.
He really wanted to see a gang bang, 'eh?
Deputy York County District Attorney Justina McGettigan asked the judge to sentence Strong to 364 days in jail, noting that the prostitution continued even after police raided Wright's studio, office and apartment in Kennebunk.
Defense lawyer Dan Lilley asked for a maximum of 14 days in jail, telling the judge that police and prosecutors were overzealous in an investigation that fizzled with only two defendants and mostly minor charges.
And all he got was 20. The stink of after-sex cover-up is stifling. And I love that phrase describing the calling off of the cops. Right, the cops were overzealous like in the Swartz case.
"The state wanted Moby Dick but got fish bait. This is relatively minor case that has become, or did become, a media event. The simple fact is that the media ... has already punished Mark Strong," Lilley said.
This IS sick.
Strong, 57, has acknowledged helping the 30-year-old Wright open her dance studio but contends he didn't profit from prostitution.
Except for the jerking-off at the office.
That was contradicted Thursday by prosecutors who said Strong received 20 percent of prostitution revenue under an agreement with Wright.
"Initially I wondered why this happened to me and why I'm going through this hell, when I should have accepted responsibility and instead focused on making amends for those I hurt," he said.
Because your karma is scum, s***ter.
His wife, Julie, arm-in-arm with their son, Brad, broke down in tears as she pleaded for leniency, telling the judge that her husband "suffers from an illness that is curable." She also said their marriage is better now that he's confronting his illness.
I think I'm going to cry. Good God.
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I say castrate him.
Prosecutors said Strong was involved in every facet of the Kennebunk operation with fitness instructor Alexis Wright.
Another whacking: "monitoring fitness instructor Alexis Wright's calendar, reviewing her ledgers, collecting dossiers on clients and watching the sexual encounters streamed live to the computer in his office 100 miles up the coast in Thomaston."
He is sick!
The one sentence buried deep down that they kept:
In court, Strong said he should have owned up to his mistakes right away.
For some reason, elite scum can't do that until it's far too late.
What the Globe website chopped:
Strong also suggested boosting profits by marketing to higher-paying fetish clients and engaging in paid sex acts with multiple men simultaneously, prosecutors said.
He really wanted to see a gang bang, 'eh?
Deputy York County District Attorney Justina McGettigan asked the judge to sentence Strong to 364 days in jail, noting that the prostitution continued even after police raided Wright's studio, office and apartment in Kennebunk.
Defense lawyer Dan Lilley asked for a maximum of 14 days in jail, telling the judge that police and prosecutors were overzealous in an investigation that fizzled with only two defendants and mostly minor charges.
And all he got was 20. The stink of after-sex cover-up is stifling. And I love that phrase describing the calling off of the cops. Right, the cops were overzealous like in the Swartz case.
"The state wanted Moby Dick but got fish bait. This is relatively minor case that has become, or did become, a media event. The simple fact is that the media ... has already punished Mark Strong," Lilley said.
This IS sick.
Strong, 57, has acknowledged helping the 30-year-old Wright open her dance studio but contends he didn't profit from prostitution.
Except for the jerking-off at the office.
That was contradicted Thursday by prosecutors who said Strong received 20 percent of prostitution revenue under an agreement with Wright.
"Initially I wondered why this happened to me and why I'm going through this hell, when I should have accepted responsibility and instead focused on making amends for those I hurt," he said.
Because your karma is scum, s***ter.
His wife, Julie, arm-in-arm with their son, Brad, broke down in tears as she pleaded for leniency, telling the judge that her husband "suffers from an illness that is curable." She also said their marriage is better now that he's confronting his illness.
I think I'm going to cry. Good God.
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Back to business as usual then:
"Notorious Maine Zumba studio to reopen as new one" by Clarke Canfield | Associated Press, March 11, 2013
KENNEBUNK, Maine — A year after a Zumba studio shut down following allegations the instructor was using it as a prostitution front, the space is reopening — as another Zumba studio....
The case has drawn worldwide media attention....
I've lost mine.
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UPDATE:
"Man completes sentence in Zumba case
The insurance agent accused of being the business partner of a Zumba instructor who engaged in prostitution has been released from York County Jail. A jail official said Mark Strong Sr. completed his sentence Friday after serving 15 days for conspiracy and promotion of prostitution. His 20-day sentence was reduced for good behavior. A message left at his Thomaston office was not immediately returned. Defense lawyer Tina Nadeau said Strong has decided against pursuing legal appeals and wants to go about getting on with his life and reconciling with his family. His release from jail comes in time for him to attend his son’s wedding (AP)."
Ever notice there are certain levels of AmeriKan justice depending on what social station you occupy in life?
"Notorious Maine Zumba studio to reopen as new one" by Clarke Canfield | Associated Press, March 11, 2013
KENNEBUNK, Maine — A year after a Zumba studio shut down following allegations the instructor was using it as a prostitution front, the space is reopening — as another Zumba studio....
The case has drawn worldwide media attention....
I've lost mine.
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UPDATE:
"Man completes sentence in Zumba case
The insurance agent accused of being the business partner of a Zumba instructor who engaged in prostitution has been released from York County Jail. A jail official said Mark Strong Sr. completed his sentence Friday after serving 15 days for conspiracy and promotion of prostitution. His 20-day sentence was reduced for good behavior. A message left at his Thomaston office was not immediately returned. Defense lawyer Tina Nadeau said Strong has decided against pursuing legal appeals and wants to go about getting on with his life and reconciling with his family. His release from jail comes in time for him to attend his son’s wedding (AP)."
Ever notice there are certain levels of AmeriKan justice depending on what social station you occupy in life?
