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Midtown Madam Denies Lesbian Flings in Jail
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Jen Chung
Published Feb 7, 2008
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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Andrea Schwartz, the Brazilian ex-pat who settled in Manhattan and became a madam with powerful clients, is back in the news. And she's as saucy as ever, this time denying that she's a lesbian. Tell us more!
Schwartz, who was arrested in 2006 after the vice squad busted her Midtown prostitution ring from her apartment (where she also sold coke to customers), was sentenced to 18 months in jail, which she's already served, and probably won't face further jail time. But Schwartz will most likely be deported back to Brazil.
In her statement to the court, the Daily News reports the 39-year-old said, "I am not a lesbian; I never in my life had a relationship with a woman. Twenty months in prison, [and I] never touched a woman," as well as, "It's just hard for me, losing my home, losing my career, my name." Career in prostitution? Well, Schwartz did manage to make enough to begin a deal with investors to buy condos on the top floor of the Plaza Hotel.
And this Daily News cover is a blast from the 2006 past; the other story on the cover is the "Campaign Finance Elmo scandal" involving City Councilman Vito Fossella.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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