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Dominatrix Attorney "Butt Of Jokes" At New York AG's Office
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Christopher Robbins
Published Sep 21, 2011
Modified Sep 21, 2011
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Last week a well-respected attorney at the New York Attorney General's office was suspended for her reported activities as a dominatrix, and now state employees have hit the water cooler to DISH. The Post (who else?) claims that their sources tell them that Alisha Smith, who was suspended without pay, "is now the butt of office jokes." One source whose life has probably a fraction of the excitement and fulfillment as Smith's does, says, "You've got to be out of your f*cking mind putting that stuff on Twitter."
After relating that Smith's possible termination from a job that she is quite good at because of what she does as a consenting adult is " a joke around here," the source says, "I think people view it as kind of pathetic." As pathetic as talking about a colleague behind their back to the New York Post?
It's unclear whether Smith received any money for her services as a dominatrix, which she would have to clear with her employer if it's over $1,000 but she's believed to be a friend of the wildly popular dominatrix and former chemistry Ph.D student Edythe Maa. Smith has Tweeted at Maa AKA Jade Vixen about "lube." We've yet to hear back from Attorney General Schneiderman's office for comment, but the office probably needs to work on corralling its gossip.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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