Two More Of Lisa Ann Taylor's Client Charged in Brothel Case

Tracey Christensen

Two more arrests were made in an alleged prostitution ring and the Gwinnett County woman accused of running a brothel from her posh mansion was expected to speak out Wednesday.

Two more men have been charged by Gwinnett County authorities in connection with a case alleging that two women ran a high-priced brothel out of a home at the upscale Sugarloaf Country Club.

Warrants were issued Tuesday for Kerry Philip Kruzel, 43, of Cumming and Marc Alfred Garzon. Kruzel is the third man so far to be charged with a misdemeanor of pandering in connection with the case. Garzon is charged with a felony of conspiracy to distribute marijuana.

Police contacted Kruzel by telephone Tuesday and informed him of the charges that were being filed against him. At that time, Kruzel said he would turn himself in at the Gwinnett County Detention Center. Authorities, at first, had trouble contacting Garzon but he surrendered at the jail Tuesday evening.

Police said Lisa Ann Taylor and Nicole Probert were running a high-end prostitution ring out of their home and charging prices up to $10,000 for sexual acts. Taylor and Probert were arrested this month on racketeering, prostitution and drug charges.

Prosecutors allege that Taylor, an exotic dancer, was running a house of prostitution out of her million dollar home.

Taylor, who uses the stage name Melissa Wolf, was expected to speak to the media at her attorney's house in Norcross around 2:00 p.m. Wednesday before leaving for dancing engagements in Detroit and Ontario, Canada. Taylor maintains her innocence.

A total of eight people have now been charged in the case.

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Police have saved us, but from what?

JIM COSTELLOE

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution


Whew!

The Gwinnett County police have done it again. Saved us all from the unseemly underbelly of the criminal underworld. First, they closed up shop in what we now are told was a newly developed Sugarloaf red-light district by arresting "Luscious" Lisa Ann Taylor ( I thought of that one myself) and "Naughty" Nicole Probert. Then, as if that wasn't enough, they whiled away countless hours following innumerable leads and have so far charged two men they say actually paid for sex with one of these women. Two men! Can you believe that?

One of the men allegedly paid $600 to have sex with the "Naughty" one. I have to wonder why he supposedly received such a monster discount from the $10,000 police say the accused women charge some men. Maybe he had a coupon. Or one of those frequent buyer punch cards. The one where you buy 10 at the regular price, then get one free, or in this case, for $600. I have one for TCBY. The hole they punch looks like a little ice cream cone. I wonder what shape a prostitute would use to punch a card? Hmmm

Anyway, from the time these alleged "Mansion Madams" were arrested, Gwinnett County authorities made no secret that they would be going after the really big prizes in this criminal enterprise, the true danger elements, those who give us nightmares — the men who paid for sex.

At first, when I heard this news, I was truly upset. Our own county was going to waste countless tax dollars tracking down the men who paid for sex, which as it turns out, is only a misdemeanor. I could understand following the supposed drug trail, but sex?

I by no means mean to infer that I find men who solicit sex from women to be of any better character then the women who sell sex. I just couldn't imagine that there is a whole lot of good that comes from actively seeking out these people, no matter which side of the equation.

I saw the result of the police actively pursuing customers as being one in which families were broken up because Daddy paid a few bucks for a quickie on his way home from work. And all for what? A small fine or a couple of nights in jail. I could not see how this could be in the best interest of our community. It seemed like the ultimate waste of time and money. Boy, did I have it wrong.

I learned a valuable lesson. Always trust your police force. Unless of course you hail from Great Britain and make the inexcusable mistake of jaywalking across a downtown Atlanta street (we all know that no one would dare do such a thing). Outside of that, you should always trust them. But I digress.

The lesson learned is that, although it is rarely publicized, the police see things we could never understand. In this case, they saw the two women they arrested on prostitution charges and thought to themselves, "Someone is actually paying $10,000 for this?"

I thought the same thing myself (and it did give me nightmares), but I never recognized the underlying danger.

See, our beloved police force knew that whoever these men were, they must be extremely unstable and a danger to the citizens of Gwinnett County, maybe even all of Georgia. They saw that any man who engaged Ms. Probert or Ms. Taylor, especially if they were indeed paying as much as $10,000, must be on the ledge, walking a fine line between insanity and reality, and that one misstep could set them off.

Just think about that. You can feel it, can't you? Your life passing before your eyes? Sometimes we dodge bullets we never even knew flew by.

Now that I know the police have this under control, I feel like I can again take my children out into the front yard to play or take a walk without looking over my shoulder. I no longer feel the need to dive for cover behind a bush or tree when a car drives by. Nope. Life in Gwinnett County is safe again, and all is right with the world.

Jim Costelloe is a husband and father of two who lives in Suwanee and works in the commercial mortgage industry.

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Today in history - Jan. 17


The Associated Press

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2007. There are 348 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Jan. 17, 1945, Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II.

On this date:

In 1893, the 19th president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes, died in Fremont, Ohio, at age 70.

In 1893, Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate.

In 1917, the United States paid Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.

In 1919, pianist and statesman Ignace Jan Paderewski became the first premier of the newly created republic of Poland.

In 1945, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews, disappeared in Hungary while in Soviet custody.

In 1961, in his farewell address, President Eisenhower warned against the rise of "the military-industrial complex."

In 1966, a U.S. Air Force B-52 carrying four unarmed hydrogen bombs crashed on the Spanish coast. (Three of the bombs were quickly recovered, but the fourth wasn't found until April.)

In 1977, convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, 36, was shot by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in the first U.S. execution in a decade.

In 1994, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Southern California, killing at least 60 people and causing $20 billion in damage.

In 1995, more than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan.

Ten years ago: Speaker Newt Gingrich agreed to submit to a reprimand by the House and pay a $300,000 penalty as punishment for his ethics violations. Israel handed over its military headquarters in Hebron to the Palestinians, ending 30 years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank city. A court in Ireland granted the first divorce in the Roman Catholic country's history.

Five years ago: Enron fired accounting firm Arthur Andersen, citing its destruction of thousands of documents and its accounting advice; for its part, Andersen said its relationship with Enron ended in early December 2001 when the company slid into the biggest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history. A Palestinian gunman walked into a confirmation party in northern Israel and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing six people; the gunman was killed by police.

One year ago: The Supreme Court protected Oregon's assisted-suicide law, ruling that doctors there who helped terminally ill patients die could not be arrested under federal drug laws. Hostage American reporter Jill Carroll appeared in a silent 20-second video aired by Al-Jazeera television, which said her abductors had given the United States 72 hours to free female prisoners in Iraq or she would be killed. (Carroll was freed unharmed on March 30, 2006.) California executed convicted killer Clarence Ray Allen a day after his 76th birthday.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Betty White is 85. Singer-actress Eartha Kitt is 80. Actor James Earl Jones is 76. Talk show host Maury Povich is 68. Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali is 65. Rhythm-and-blues singer William Hart (The Delfonics) is 62. Rock musician Mick Taylor is 59. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sheila Hutchinson (The Emotions) is 54. Singer Steve Earle is 52. Singer Paul Young is 51. Actor-comedian Steve Harvey is 50. Singer Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) is 48. Actor-comedian Jim Carrey is 45. Actor Joshua Malina is 41. Singer Shabba Ranks is 41. Actor Naveen Andrews is 38. Rapper Kid Rock is 36. Actor Freddy Rodriguez is 32. Actress Zooey Deschanel is 27. Singer Ray J is 26. Country singer Amanda Wilkinson is 25.

Thought for Today: "If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military." — President Truman (1884-1972).

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The Ultra-Honest Resume - How to Write a Resume That Passes the Verification Test


When it comes to resumes, most job seekers know that honesty is the best policy. Never say you graduated from college when you didn't or make a job last a year longer than it really did. But the verification process many employers use for resumes can trip up even workers who aren't trying to fool anyone. All it takes is a little carelessness, a poor memory of what happened eight years ago, or the acquisition of a former employer to turn a resume into a liability.

Many companies hire outside background checkers to verify resumes and job applications. These companies note every inconsistency and piece of information they can't confirm -- even the difference between starting a job on April 1 and April 5 -- although some problems are treated more seriously than others by employers.


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