I visited PACER this evening and checked each defendant's name in the Classy DC Escorts case. The two bookers have made guilty pleas and have cooperation agreements (of the 5K1 variety) in place. I really expected Jennifer Churchill to cave first as all that she did was alter images for this outfit, but I was incorrect with that bet.
The two bookers, Alafaka Opuiyo and Kiana McKelvin, have both make 5K1 cooperation agreements that are dependent on the level of cooperation and the government's satisfaction. In other words, each will be required to testify if any defendant in this case goes to trial and testify to the government's satisfaction. Both are also required to take polygraphs. Well, you can read the agreements for yourself as I have added all documents to my website and linked the most important below.
Jennifer Churchill and Kuraye Akuiyibo each have attorneys that are actively fighting every part of this case. Make a note of both attorney names because if you ever need an attorney to actually fight and argue a case for you, these two fit the bill. All too often, attorneys do little or nothing these days and simply assume the defendant will make a deal. Most defendants do make a plea deal, so this may be understandable in that respect.
The other defendants, Otasowie Asuen and Nassim Tabatabai, are moving forward in the case, but no new documents have been filed by either of their attorneys. Sadly, this is often the case with federal defendants. One attorney in the Orlando conspiracy case that involved 11 Eastern European defendants that actually went to trial rarely filed anything for the woman he represented. In the end he neglected to file an appeal as the other defendants' attorneys did. He is with the Federal Public Defender's Office and a defendant would be better off going pro se than having an attorney like that. Hell, it is not sad - it is fucked-up!
As for Opuiyo and McKelvin pleading guilty in the Classy DC Escorts case... I do understand. The US government can be overwhelming and often the first to accept plea deals manage to avoid prison. It's almost like a game of musical chairs: You do not want to be the one caught without a seat. I won't make any predictions here, but there may only be one person without a seat when it's all over.
As for the case itself, there is much more than meets the eye at first glance here. I am seriously doubting that anyone ever brandished a firearm or went beyond a few angry words. Those two so-called anonymous witnesses earned the angry words from what I have heard and I read more about it in the documents uploaded today. Both of these idiots are trash and the government most likely has no desire to put either one of them on the stand.
As usual, all documents are uploaded to my website Updates page. The two documents of main importance here are:
McKelvin Plea Agreement 8 May 2012
Opuiyo Plea Agreement 8 May 2012
EDIT May 10, 2012 @4am EST: I finally finished reading all of the documents. One issue of significance is that Opuiyo signed her plea agreement on 3 April 2012. McKelvin didn't sign hers until 8 May 2012. Still, I must wonder if one or both were already working with the government long before the piece of paper entered the picture. Then, of course, the question remaining would be, when did one or both begin working with agents and/or prosecutors?
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