POCA - "Lesbian madam has to find just 35k" - from Court News UK

[usingmyspareemail]

Court News UK (a somewhat depressing follow on Twitter), has just reported (External Link/Members Only) on the Proceeds of Crime element of this (External Link/Members Only) case - I don't know what the agency / agencies were.

"CENTRAL LONDON A lesbian madam who ran a 'high class' escort agency serving London's most upmarket areas has been ordered to pay back less than £35,000 of her profits. Tatiana Shmyrova, 47, exploited a talented Bulgarian athlete after she was lured to Britain with the promise of a new life. She and business partner Natalia Cannon, 36, advertised sex workers online before spending their profits on lavish luxuries including a Chelsea apartment. Shmyrova was jailed for a total of eight years while Cannon was jailed for six years after a trial in 2014. The pair were said to have raked in more than £500,000 in profits but must repay just £84,948.49 after a hearing under the Proceeds of the Crime Act at Southwark Crown Court."

I am assuming that the lengthy custodial terms the two main offenders received indicate that there was an element of coercion involved - perhaps someone with legal knowledge might be able to comment.

[smiths]

Court News UK (a somewhat depressing follow on Twitter), has just reported (External Link/Members Only) on the Proceeds of Crime element of this (External Link/Members Only) case - I don't know what the agency / agencies were.

"CENTRAL LONDON A lesbian madam who ran a 'high class' escort agency serving London's most upmarket areas has been ordered to pay back less than £35,000 of her profits. Tatiana Shmyrova, 47, exploited a talented Bulgarian athlete after she was lured to Britain with the promise of a new life. She and business partner Natalia Cannon, 36, advertised sex workers online before spending their profits on lavish luxuries including a Chelsea apartment. Shmyrova was jailed for a total of eight years while Cannon was jailed for six years after a trial in 2014. The pair were said to have raked in more than £500,000 in profits but must repay just £84,948.49 after a hearing under the Proceeds of the Crime Act at Southwark Crown Court."

I am assuming that the lengthy custodial terms the two main offenders received indicate that there was an element of coercion involved - perhaps someone with legal knowledge might be able to comment.

If force was used against any of the women they should of both got life sentences in my view. As to POCA, obviously either they have successful filtered their cash and assets away, or more likely they spent it funding a lavish lifestyle as some other pimps have done and why their POCA was so low.

[milo]

I don't know what the agency / agencies were

Searching the madam's name on Google brings up a number of news stories about the trial. It seems the agency had a website with the name supreme69 .com

[pking_paul]

I used them once, High St Kensington flat above some shops. Beautiful looking girl by fairly typical Romanian service. CIM and she spat it all back on me and ran to the loo. I wasn't even offered a shower! I don't think she was ready for it and I can cum a lot 

Certainly didn't give the impression of being coerced though, more greedy