{"article":{"id":5869,"heading":"FBI  Farce","author":"proffr@fuckmicrosoft.com","created":"2001-04-11 17:39:49","modified":"2001-04-11 18:00:00","last_modified":"Thu, 12 Apr 2001 01:00:00","article":"<p>FBI rubs truth up the wrong way <br>  <br> Massage parlour in garden state center of allegations of dirty deeds. <br>  <br> Scenes sraight out of the sopranos.recently,at the Ultima spa in Lido,NJ. <br>  <br> Bergan county detectives raided the premises and arrested 16 of the 137 people <br>  <br> inside,including owner Luke Hoffman, for engaging in sexual activities. <br>  <br> Not arrested were 21 off-duty police from neighbouring Hudson county who  <br>  <br> happened to be in the club that is licensed as a \"health spa\" <br>  <br> The raid followed allegations that federal authorities forced local police to  <br>  <br> trump up charges against a woman who complained the spa was operating as a <br>  <br> brothel. <br>  <br> The charges were invented,Bergen county prosecutor william Schmidt said, <br>  <br> to protect Mr Hoffman,37,because he was an FBI informant. <br>  <br> He said an FBI agent prepared the case against Millie Nevin with the <br>  <br> \"advice and consent\" of the US attorney's office in Newark. <br>  <br> Ms Nevin,24 had complained to police that mr hoffman offered her ajob at the <br>  <br> spa provided she had sex with customers.She said two FBI agents visited <br>  <br> soon after,asked if she had a gun,arrested her and led her off in handcuffs. <br>  <br> \"I feel there was a terrible abuse of power.\" <br>  <br> \" <br>  <br> A women was arrested for telling the truth\" <br><br> Mr Schmidt added that he would dismiss the charges.<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Story out of Soprano country.\r\nBuda-bing  Buda-boom!","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2001\/04\/5869.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}