- Deborah L. Turbiville
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Deborah L. Turbiville Born August 19, 1975 Residence Houston, TX Nationality Belizean Other names Debbie, Vivian Citizenship United States[1] Occupation Madam Employer Self-employed Spouse Charles Fletcher Turbiville Deborah L. Turbiville (born August 19, 1975)[2] (dubbed the Memorial Madam[1][3] by the news media) operated the Vivian's Friends brothel and escort agency in Houston, Texas under the pseudonym Vivian, along with her husband, Charles Fletcher Turbiville. On March 10, 2009, after an investigation that began in October 2007, both Deborah and Charles were arrested and charged with aggravated promotion of prostitution[4] and money laundering.[2] Turbiville is a native of Belize and was raised in England.[1] She has a master's degree in psychology.[1]
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Prostitution ring
For four[1] to seven[5] years, Turbiville operated what may have been the largest prostitution ring in Houston. Turbiville had dozens of employees, including 30 prostitutes,[2] and 700[2] to 1500[4] male and female[6] clients. According to Houston attorney Terry Yates, "If there's a trial or some contested issue those names are likely to become public."[6] According to Harris County Assistant District Attorney Donna Hawkins, the clients may be questioned and charged.[7] Her operation catered to "high rollers" and "big players" and screened prospective clients[4] with P411, a prostitution screening service to detect law enforcement.[2] Her clientele included doctors, lawyers, professional athletes,[4] and television personalities.[5] Clients paid up to $350[8] per hour, $250 of which prostitutes kept.[6]
The ring operated out of the 9900 Memorial Apartments, a 706 unit luxury apartment complex,[9] and out of Uptown District–area hotels.[4] Turbiville operated under the cover of Turbiville LLC, a supposed international investment company,[10] Logic Moving Solutions LLC, Wazala.com LLC, and Alquima Properties.[2]
Houston Police Department Sergeant Mark Kilty labeled her "the Heidi Fleiss of Houston" and said that "[s]he probably had the biggest escort service in Houston."[4] According to a prostitute who formerly worked for her, Turbiville operated "the largest prostitution escort service operating in the city of Houston."[5]
Arrest
HPD arrested Turbiville and her husband on March 10.[4] They seized two safes containing "a substantial amount" of cash, gold, and silver, a Lexus sedan, a Chevrolet SUV, a pistol, and several computers.[4] HPD is currently performing computer forensics on them in order to build a list of clients.[4] Police seized business records, condoms, and lubricants from the apartment.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6325955.html
- ^ a b c d e f http://blogs.chron.com/newswatch/2009/03/read_the_arrest_warrant_in_hou.html
- ^ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6320151.html
- ^ a b c d e f g h i http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6314916.html
- ^ a b c d http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/18/texas.prostitution/
- ^ a b c http://www.khou.com/news/local/crime/stories/khou090318_mh_high-priced-call-girls.499b25af.html
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/us/19houston.html
- ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/17/prostitution.ring/
- ^ http://www.fingercompanies.com/communities.html
- ^ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6319403.html
External links
- Search and arrest warrant
- LinkedIn profile
- Vivian's Blog (offline)
- Houston Girlfriend (offline)
- Vivian's Friends (offline)
Categories:- American brothel owners
- American businesspeople
- American money launderers
- American pimps and madams
- 1975 births
- Living people
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