Stories of deserts usually involve a lack of water, high day time temperatures and low night time temperatures. But the Desert Divas were a story of another type. This Phoenix, Arizona prostitution ring was discovered and broken up by authorities in August of 2008.

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Boss of the operation, maybe he could be called the band leader of the Desert Divas, was Paul Nichta. He hired out escorts primarily through a number of web sites. A partial list is Desert Divas, AZ Confidential, Hips Tour and Escorts in Action. Paul’s business, and thus his stable of girls, extended into New Mexico and even Pennsylvania. Desert Divas wasn’t the official name, but it’s the name that stuck.

This prostitution ring set a number of records. Desert Divas was the subject of the largest prostitution investigation in Arizona history. Many people were charged, including clients from out of state, Paul, and many of the girls who worked for the organization. As a result of this sting, three homes, a motorcycle, and eight additional vehicles will be sold at auction. Speaking about money, most of the escorts in this ring earned between $2,000 and $15,000 a night. That larger amount was possible in the form of tips.

Desert Divas hired a wide variety of girls. The age range was 18 to 40 years old. It seemed women from all walks of life became in the activities of this business which included escort services, dating services, pornography and live web cameras via their various web sites. 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. Some charges were filed in Arizona, while some were filed in New Mexico. Racketeering was one of the main charges – it’s nothing more than engaging in illegal business activities. It’s was college newspaper ads that first got many women involved in this operation. It would start out with the web cams and legitimate dating services before moving to pornography and paid sexual services.

There’s another Desert Diva out there. She used the name Desert Diva Assistant for her business assistant service. Many people thought she was the same as the now famous case. Many people harassed her, including some fake attorneys who pretended to be searching for a cat.

Desert Divas

It’s crazy out there. This is only further reinforced by the case of the Desert Divas.