A Stanford Law School graduate married to the co-founder of Ask.com has been charged in federal court with tax evasion for allegedly running an escort service to help pay her bills and student loans, court records show.
Cristina Warthen, 35, maintained a Web site called "Touchofbrazil.net," on which she advertised her services as "Brazil," discussed pricing - up to $1,300 for two hours and $15,000 for three days - and posted erotic pictures of herself, according to documents filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in San Jose.
Warthen is to appear in court later this month. Her attorney, Brian Getz, declined to comment.
Starting in 2001, the year she graduated from law school, Warthen met with clients in numerous cities around the country, authorities said. She used clients' payments for rent and bills as well as installments on more than $300,000 in student loans, authorities said.
Warthen "engaged in sexual acts in return for money" and grossed $133,717 in 2003, authorities said. She has not been charged with prostitution.
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Enjoy the weekend. If I don't come back, send a time machine to 1988 to look for me. I'll be wearing white Vaurnet sunglasses.
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