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To: scion who wrote (102869)	3/11/2008 12:16:52 PM
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10. In an effort to further corroborate the information provided by the CS, I have reviewed bank records for a b a n k account- in the name of QAT Consulting Group, Inc. (the "First QAT Account"). According to the bank records, in 2006, the CS in fact received a check for more than $1,000 from the First QAT Account. As discussed in further detail below, the defendants have directed clients of the Emperors Club to make payments for prostitution services to the and also to a second bank account a t bank accountQA-in the name of QAT International, Inc. (the First "Second QAT Account" ) . C. The Undercover 11. In the course of this investigation, I have worked with an agent acting in an undercover capacity (the "Undercover"). The Undercover posed as a potential client of the Emperors Club prostitution business, and made arrangements over the telephone with TEMEKA RACHELLE LEWIS, a/k/a "Rachelle, " the defendant, for an appointment with an Emperors Club prostitute. He then coordinated over e-mail with CECIL SUWAL, a/k/a 'Katie," a/k/a "Kate," the defendant, to make a deposit of more than $1,000 towards the appointment in the Second QAT Account. 12. The Undercover initially went on the Internet and accessed a website located at URL www.emperorsclubvip.com. (the "Website"). The Website included photographs of Emperors Club prostitutes' bodies, with their faces hidden, along with hourly rates for different categories of prostitutes. The Website ranked the prostitutes using a ranking system from one to seven diamonds, and charged hourly rates according to the assigned ranking. For example, according to the Website, the Emperors Club charged $1,000 per hour for a three-diamond prostitute, and $3,100 per hour for a seven-diamond prostitute. The Website offered the Emperors Club's most valued clients 'membership" in the 'Icon Club," a status which allowed the clients to access restricted areas of the Website and permitted them to schedule appointments for illegal prostitution services with the most highly-ranked prostitutes whose fees started at $5,500 per hour. According to the Website, in certain circumstances, the Emperors Club also offered its clients the opportunity to exercise a "buy- out clause," which permitted them to purchase direct access to one of the Emperors Club's prostitutes without having to contact the agency. The Website listed (212) 812-2114 (the "2114 Number") as one of the numbers for clients to use to contact the Emperors Club. 13. On or about October 20, 2007, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the Undercover placed a call to the 2114 Number, which I have determined from toll records was forwarded to a cellular telephone assigned call number 6 5 8 7 (the "6587 Number"). The call was answered by TEMEKA RACHELLE LEWIS, a/k/a "Rachelle," the defendant.' During the conversation, the Undercover and LEWIS discussed an appointment the Undercover wanted to arrange for October 25, 2007. The Undercover explained that he was hoping to have a "good night" for himself. LEWIS asked the Undercover which particular woman he wanted to see, to which the Undercover responded that all the women on the Website were 'beautiful." The Undercover requested an appointment with "Helena" -one of the women depicted on the Website -but LEWIS told him that "Helena" was "based in London." The Undercover then asked for an appointment with "Drew," to which LEWIS 4 As discussed below, I have determined that telephone calls placed to the 2114 Number were typically forwarded to various cellular telephones used by CECIL SUWAL, a/k/a 'Katie," a/k/a "Kate," TEMEKA RACHELLE LEWIS, a/k/a "Rachelle," and TANYA HOLLANDER, a/k/a "Tania Hollander, " the defendants. blogs.trb.com