Desert Divas
Desert tales often include camels, hot sun, and sometimes even sandstorms. But there is another tale, this one about the Desert Divas. It was a prostitution ring in Arizona that became famous when police put the finger on them in 2008.
Paul Nichta was the brains behind the Desert Divas. He mainly ran his operation online. Some of them were Desert Divas, AZ Confidential, Hips Tour and Escorts in Action. The ring was widespread, reaching as far as New Mexico and Pennsylvania. The ring really had no official name, but because it was based in the desert city of Phoenix, the name Desert Divas from one of the web sites became the one most used by the media and police.
This now famous group set a few records. Desert Divas was part of the biggest prostitution investigation in the history of the state of Arizona. Many people were charged, including clients from out of state, Paul, and many of the girls who worked for the organization. Now authorities as many homes, motorcycles, and other vehicles to sell at auction. All of them owned by former members of this ring. $2000 was a typical night we pay for a woman who worked for this prostitution group. But it was nothing compared to the tips they can earn – up to $15,000 in a single evening.
The Desert Divas girls weren’t the usual suspects when you think about prostitutes. They ranged in age from 18 to 40. Many women were attracted to work for this business which included everything from escort services to live web cameras. There were even exclusive monthly membership sites where viewers could see live sex shows.
Three indictments for the men who ran Desert Divas, three of them, were delivered in September. There were charges filed in both Arizona and New Mexico. Charges included racketeering, which is nothing more than the operation of an illegal business, in this case prostitution. It turns out many of the girls, including seven college girls, were recruited via ads in college newspapers. Most women warmed up with legitimate dating and R-rated WebCams before they graduated to full-fledged pornography and escorting.
It turns out a pretty unfortunate woman was also known as the Desert Diva. A woman from Arizona has begun a service touting herself as the Desert Diva Assistant, a virtual personal assistant that conducts a variety of business tasks. Many people thought she was the same as the now famous case. She received crank e-mails and phone calls, including from some lawyers claiming she had stolen a cat.
Life is strange indeed. Desert Divas, the famous desert prostitution ring, proves it.
