A Brazilian woman accused of running a high-priced brothel in New York City pleaded not guilty to prostitution, money laundering, and drug possession, but told cops she had sex for money with two
high-profile U.S. executives--including Time Warner's Chief Financial Officer. Andrea Schwartz, 31, named Wayne Pace of Time Warner and Robert Voccola, chief investment officer at a unit of Legg
Mason, as two of her clients. "I got up to $200K ($200,000) between 2001 and 2004 from just one guy who worked for AOL in cash, mortgage payments, and checks and other things," Schwartz says, using
the company's former name. ""I wouldn't have kept having sex with him or any of these guys if they weren't paying me," she adds. On Tuesday, Time Warner said its own investigation turned up "no
evidence of illegal conduct by Mr. Pace or any misuse of corporate assets" in connection to the case. A judge ordered her held on $1 million bail or $500,000 cash, and she will be staying at Rikers
Island at least until August 27, when a hearing will determine whether her assets, frozen at the time of her arrest, will be released.
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