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Valley prostitution ring dismantled

Investigators said among those arrested was Valley physician Ross Levatter, 53. Authorities said he was not only a customer, but he had a say in the hiring and firing of the prostitutes. Charges against him include: 2 felony count of money laundering knowingly initiate; 1 felony count of conspiracy; 1 felony count of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of maintain house of prostitution. Allison Brown, 20, was arrested Aug. 4 in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include: 1 felony count of conspiracy; 1 felony count of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering, 2nd degree; 1 misdemeanor count of employee of house prostitution. Adam Beech, 25, was arrested Aug. 4. Charges against him include: 1 felony count of conspiracy; 1 felony count of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering; 1 felony count of receive earnings of prostitute; 1 felony count of maintain house of prostitution; 3 felony counts of induce to prostitute. Heidi Schreider-Rendon, 29, was arrested Aug. 4 in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include: 1 felony count of conspiracy; 1 felony count of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering, 2nd degree; 1 misdemeanor count of employee of house prostitution. Michelle Sakuei, 28, was arrested Aug. 4 in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include: 1 felony count of conspiracy; 1 felony count of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering, 2nd degree; 1 misdemeanor count of employee of house prostitution. Amber Butler, 23, was arrested Aug. 4 in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include: 1 felony count of conspiracy; 1 felony count of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering, 2nd degree; 1 misdemeanor count of employee of house prostitution. Sara Broadhead, 31, was arrested Aug. 7 in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include: 1 felony count of conspiracy to commit illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering, 2nd degree; 1 misdemeanor count of employee of house prostitution. Kari Fager, 21, was arrested Aug. 4 in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include: 2 felony counts of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering, 2nd degree; 1 misdemeanor count of employee of house prostitution. Sara Scott, 21, was arrested Aug. 4 in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include: 1 felony count of conspiracy; 1 felony count of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering, 2nd degree; 1 misdemeanor count of employee of house prostitution. Leslie Burton, 28, was arrested Aug. 4 in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include: 1 felony count of conspiracy; 1 felony count of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering, 2nd degree; 1 misdemeanor count of employee of house prostitution. Chloe Magouliotis, 23, was arrested Aug. 4 in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include: 1 felony count of conspiracy; 1 felony count of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering, 2nd degree. William Ferretti, 65, was arrested Aug. 4 in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against him include: 1 felony count of conspiracy; 1 felony count of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering; 1 felony count of maintain house of prostitution. On Monday, Aug. 4, Valley police and deputies served nine search warrants and arrested some of the top members of the organization. Pictured above is Charles Sanders, 29. Charges against him include: 1 felony count of conspiracy; 1 felony count of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering 2nd degree; 1 felony count of maintain house of prostitution; 2 felony counts of induce to prostitute. The escorts were allegedly recruited through ads in the According to investigators, the organization involved more than 100 people. Peter Shifman, 56, was arrested Aug. 4. Charges against him include: 1 felony count of money laundering knowingly initiate; 1 felony count of conspiracy; 2 felony counts of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering 2nd degree; 1 felony count of receive earnings of prostitute; 1 felony count of maintain house of prostitution; 2 felony counts of induce to prostitute. Phoenix police arrested 23 people Monday, Aug. 4, for their involvement in an alleged prostitution ring. It was the largest prostitution bust in the history of the state. Pictured above is ringleader Paul Nichta, 32. Charges against him include: 1 felony count of money laundering; 1 felony count of conspiracy; 2 felony counts of illegal control of enterprise; 1 felony count of money laundering; 2 felony counts of receive earnings of prostitute; 1 felony count of maintain house of prostitution; 3 felony counts of pandering. Sean Carter, 39, was among six additional suspects arrested Aug. 7 in what police say is the largest prostitution bust in the history of Arizona. Carter was described by police as "a key player." Charges against him include: conspiracy to control an illegal enterprise; illegal control of an enterprise, first-degree money laundering; operating a house of prostitution, employee at a house of prostitution; pandering, receiving the earnings of a prostitute; use of a wire or electronic communication; prostitution. Tiffany Nelson, 20, was among those arrested Aug. 7 as a suspect in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include illegal participation in an enterprise; second-degree money laundering; and employee of a house of prostitution. Tanya Powers, 27, was among those arrested Aug. 7 in the biggest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include illegal participation of an enterprise; second-degree money laundering; and employee at a house of prostitution. Ivie Johnson, 22, was among those arrested Aug. 7 in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include illegal participation of an enterprise; second-degree money laundering; and employee at a house of prostitution. Delain Hunt, 33, was arrested Aug. 7 in the largest prostitution bust in Arizona history. Charges against her include: illegal participation of an enterprise; second-degree money laundering; and employee at a house of prostitution.