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Shocking allegations are being reported about how a retired NYPD vice detective made big money by helping operate sex businesses on the black market. Along with assistance from a number of active-duty police officers, Ludwig Paz used brothels to make over $2 million, according to the New York Post. Officials also said that a couple of the active-duty law enforcement members involved were given free sex after they provided confidential police information.

For a cost of $40 for 15 minutes, customers could pick a sex worker at one of the brothels Paz allegedly ran, with an option even allegedly included that would grant the customer the worker for an entire hour at a cost of $160.

Prosecutors in court went into detail about how Paz allegedly allowed Carlos Cruz, a sergeant with the New York Police Department, to receive the services provided by the workers for free, not counting the $20 he would tip. Queens Assistant District Attorney Bradley Chain alleged that Cruz made multiple visits to the brothels. Paz wasn’t just being a nice guy. He waived any fees because he was being fed information that Cruz was gathering while in the line of duty, Chain added.

Officer Giancarlo Raspanti was the other law enforcement official alleged to have received sexual favors for a discount. The district attorney’s office alleged he also would only pay $20 for the tip, and he too was trading valuable information to Paz in order to get this deal. He allegedly would look at databases the police department had in order to give Paz the intelligence he needed to keep himself from being discovered.

The scheme didn’t just stop there with those two cops. Paz wanted to be able to prepare for any potential raids, so for a price of $500 a week, he found an inside man in the police department to give him a heads up if any danger was headed his way. Paz allegedly worked with Brooklyn South Vice Det. Rene Samaniego, who was his “primary informant.”

The information was very valuable, providing information that would alert Paz as to when officers were going to come and even which officers would be the ones making the rounds. He would even be able to spot them from afar because his intel from Samaniego even tipped off what clothing the officers would have on and from where they would be coming, according to Chain. Paz has also been alleged to have operated illegal lottery schemes, which Samaniego is now alleged to have aided in making happen.

Two other cops charged are Sgt. Louis Failla and Det. Givannni Rojas Acosta. Acosta’s sister strongly believes he is not guilty. “He didn’t receive anything for anything they are blaming him for,” she said. “He will be cleared soon.”

By: Aaron Edwards

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