With federal prosecutors facing a mid-April deadline to bring an indictment against the four people already charged in the Emperors Club VIP scandal, they have agreed to have Dupré talk to them in a so-called proffer session, said the attorney, who didn't want to be identified.
Those are dubbed "Queen For A Day" meetings because the potential witness doesn't face prosecution for what she discloses to investigators. While another attorney involved in the case was emphatic that Dupré has not been granted immunity from prosecution for all crimes she might have been involved in, Dupré is believed to have made at least one appearance before a federal grand jury in Manhattan.
Donald Buchwald, Dupré's attorney, declined to comment Tuesday on whether she has talked with prosecutors.A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia also declined to comment on the investigation Tuesday."'Queen For A Day' in her situation is a good deal," said former Manhattan federal prosecutor Steven K. Frankel, who worked two years ago in another upscale prostitution case.
Donald Buchwald, Dupré's attorney, declined to comment Tuesday on whether she has talked with prosecutors.A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia also declined to comment on the investigation Tuesday."'Queen For A Day' in her situation is a good deal," said former Manhattan federal prosecutor Steven K. Frankel, who worked two years ago in another upscale prostitution case.
Because federal prosecutors don't prosecute prostitutes, Frankel said if Dupré has been talking to investigators, that is a strong indication she will get a non-prosecution letter. While not the same as immunity, such a letter can make a witness more candid in conversations with investigators, Frankel said.
While Dupré could still face tax problems with the Internal Revenue Service, Frankel said in the 2005 federal prosecution of another Internet sex operation, none of the prostitutes faced prosecution for tax charges.Tuesday, Cecil Suwal, 23, one of the suspected ringleaders of the Emperors Club VIP, was granted release on a $500,000 personal recognizance bond, to be secured by $50,000. It was unclear late Tuesday when Suwal was going to post the bond.
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little wonder:...http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/JC20Dj04.html
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The Feds have no case, they put the cart before the horse. First is the investigation second is the Grand Jury hearing then the indictments. Now this case involves the Internet and that's the problem. If a company is on the Internet it not prosecuted, there has to be an office site in this country. Now as for the Prostitutes they have to fine them and let them go. In other words the Bush appointed dummies handing this case are not experienced in Law. This case will have to be dropped but the fall out is the lawsuits that will follow. This is how all the Cheney cases are going. When you hire friends who don't know what their doing this is the results. Now I did notice none of the Media are talking about Judge Edward Nottingham as his case in a slam dunk with evidence to prove it.
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