Jason Itzler
Jason Itzler is an American businessman and convicted criminal. He was born Jason Sylk on February 23, 1967 of Jewish parents. In the 1990s he ran a phone sex business in Florida. He was convicted in 2003 of trying to smuggle the drug Ecstasy into Newark Liberty International Airport from Amsterdam.[1] In 2003-2004, he ran New York escort agency "NY Confidential" for wealthy clients. In 2005, Itzler was convicted of money laundering and promoting prostitution, and sentenced to 18 months in prison.[2][3]
Itzler later claimed that Ashley Alexandra Dupré, the call girl connected to the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, had previously been an escort with "NY Confidential".[4][5]
In September 2011, he was arrested and accused of providing a prostitute and $4,700 worth of cocaine to a customer for three days at the Trump International Hotel at Columbus Circle.[6] He is presently incarcerated on $200,000 bail pending trial.[7] He is being represented by Mark Jay Heller who represented the Son of Sam serial killer David Berkowitz.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Eligon, John (2011-09-13). "Jason Itzler, Self-Described ‘King Pimp' Drops Names in Court". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/nyregion/jason-itzler-self-described-king-pimp-drops-names-in-court.html.
- ^ "The $2,000 an-Hour Woman". New York Magazine. 10 July 2005. http://nymag.com/nymetro/nightlife/sex/features/12193/.
- ^ "Virginia girl found eating herself in cage in mobile home; parents Brian and Shannon Gore charged". Daily News (New York). http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/12/07/2010-12-07_highpriced_call_girl_once_billed_as_nys_1_escort_pleads_guilty_to_attempted_mone.html.
- ^ Evans, Sean; McShane, Larry (2008-03-14). "She came to N.Y. looking for record deal instead she got hooker ring offer". Daily News. Archived from the original on 2011-02-11. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/14/2008-03-14_she_came_to_ny_looking_for_record_deal_i.html. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ Jacobson, Mark (2008-03-16). "Secrets of the Megapimps". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/news/features/45119/. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ http://www.dnainfo.com/20110913/midtown/king-of-all-pimps-claims-hes-stopped-pimping-during-courtroom-rant
- ^ Marcus, Stephanie (2011-09-14). "'King Pimp' Jason Itzler Alleges Billy Ray Cyrus Conspiracy Theory In Court". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/14/king-pimp-jason-itzler-alleges-billy-ray-cyrus-theory-in-court_n_962484.html.
- ^ http://features.rr.com/article/03D2e8depF6EG/quotes?q=Billy+Ray+Cyrus
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