San Jose Massage Parlors: Corruption case: Sobbing ex-cop pleads not guilty

… 08-22) 15:44 PDT OAKLAND — A former drug task force commander in Contra Costa County sobbed and wiped away tears Monday as he pleaded not guilty to drug and corruption charges, offenses that could carry a life sentence if he is convicted.
Norman Wielsch, 50, was ordered freed on bail after agreeing in Oakland federal court to undergo a psychiatric evaluation within three days to determine whether he is suicidal. His father posted his $100,000 bail.
Wielsch is a former narcotics agent with the state Department of Justice who, until earlier this year, was commander of the multiagency Centra Contra Costa Narcotics Enforcement Team. He was arrested by federal agents at his Antioch home last week after a grand jury indicted him and former Concord private investigator Christopher Butler.
The men are charged with stealing methamphetamine and marijuana from police evidence lockers to sell, robbing prostitutes of cash and cell phones during phony sting operations, and operating a brothel in Pleasant Hill that fronted as a massage parlor.

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San Jose Massage Parlors: Contra Costa scandal figure pleads not guilty

Paul Chinn / The Chronicle Private investigator Christopher Butler arrives for a hearing at Contra Costa County Superior Court in Walnut Creek, Calif. on Thursday, April 21, 2011. Prosecutors allege that Butler resold illegal drugs that were stolen from evidence lockers by Norman Wielsch.
(08-19) 13:26 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — A private investigator at the center of a federal investigation into local law enforcement pleaded not guilty to drug and corruption charges Friday.
Christopher Butler, 50, was indicted by a federal grand jury along with his friend Norman Wielsch, 50, a former state Department of Justice agent who led an antinarcotics task force in Contra Costa County.
The 17-count indictment alleged that Butler, a former Antioch police officer, and Wielsch stole methamphetamine and marijuana from police evidence lockers to sell, robbed prostitutes of cash and cell phones during phony sting operations, and operated a brothel in Pleasant Hill that fronted as a massage parlor.

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San Jose Massage Parlors: Feds Arrest Two In East Bay Law Enforcement Scandal

The indictment alleges that Wielsch, who was working as the commander of the state-run Central Contra Costa County Narcotic Enforcement Team, known as CNET, stole methamphetamine and marijuana from county evidence lockers and, working with Butler, a private investigator and former Antioch police officer, sold them back out onto the streets.
The two men are also charged with committing a phony sting operation in which they falsely detained a person, conducted searches without warrants and seized drugs from him while pretending to be conducting a legitimate law enforcement operation.
The indictment also alleges that Butler opened a massage parlor in Pleasant Hill where prostitution was occurring. Butler allegedly required the prostitutes to pay him a weekly fee, which he allegedly shared with Wielsch, in exchange for Wielsch providing them protection from law enforcement.

See the full article from “KTVU San Francisco”

San Jose Massage Parlors: Former Drug Cop, Private Eye Indicted by Federal Grand Jury

Former Contra Costa County Narcotics Enforcement Cmdr. Norman Wielsch and ex-private investigator Christopher Butler stand accused of 17 felonies. The duo, who had been free on bail on previous charges in the case, were re-arrested by FBI agents and locked up without bail as the indictment was handed down Aug. 8 in a federal court in San Francisco.
The indictment accuses Wielsh and Butler, both 50, of working together to steal methamphetamine and marijuana from police evidence lockers and selling it back on the street.
The amount of drugs they’re accused of stealing is enough to land them in federal prison for a decade, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, but several of the charges carry sentences of life in prison.
The two also pimped out sex workers at a Pleasant Hill massage parlor, the charges say. They are accused of demanding weekly payments from the women in exchange for protection, according to the indictment.

See the full article from “Patch.com”

San Jose Massage Parlors: Former Drug Cop, Private Eye Indicted by Federal Grand Jury

Former Contra Costa County Narcotics Enforcement Cmdr. Norman Wielsch and ex-private investigator Christopher Butler stand accused of 17 felonies. The duo, who had been free on bail on previous charges in the case, were re-arrested by FBI agents and locked up without bail as the indictment was handed down in a federal court in San Francisco.
The indictment accuses Wielsh and Butler, both 50, of working together to steal methamphetamine and marijuana from police evidence lockers and selling it back on the street.
The amount of drugs they’re accused of stealing is enough to land them in federal prison for a decade, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The two also pimped out sex workers at a Pleasant Hill massage parlor, the charges say. They are accused of demanding weekly payments from the women in exchange for protection, according to the indictment.

See the full article from “Patch.com”

San Jose Massage Parlors: Pair of armed robberies reported in Brentwood

Pair of armed robberies reported in Brentwood
Posted: 07/19/2011 11:13:48 AM PDT
Updated: 07/19/2011 11:41:41 AM PDT
BRENTWOOD — Armed men held up a smoke shop and a massage parlor Monday night, taking cash and then fleeing, police said.
The first robbery occurred about 7:30 p.m. at a smoke shop in the 7800 block of Brentwood Boulevard when a man entered and brandished a handgun, said Lt. Tom Hansen. He took cash from the clerk and fled on foot.
Later that night, about 10:15 p.m., a man his 20s entered a massage parlor in the 300 block of Oak Street and held up two employees who were closing the business. He also took cash and ran away.
No one was injured in either incident.
Police do not have detailed descriptions for the robbers. There is no immediate evidence the robberies were connected, Hansen said.

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San Jose Massage Parlors: Pair of armed robberies reported in Brentwood

Pair of armed robberies reported in Brentwood
Posted: 07/19/2011 11:13:48 AM PDT
Updated: 07/19/2011 11:41:41 AM PDT
BRENTWOOD — Armed men held up a smoke shop and a massage parlor Monday night, taking cash and then fleeing, police said.
The first robbery occurred about 7:30 p.m. at a smoke shop in the 7800 block of Brentwood Boulevard when a man entered and brandished a handgun, said Lt. Tom Hansen. He took cash from the clerk and fled on foot.
Later that night, about 10:15 p.m., a man his 20s entered a massage parlor in the 300 block of Oak Street and held up two employees who were closing the business. He also took cash and ran away.
No one was injured in either incident.
Police do not have detailed descriptions for the robbers. There is no immediate evidence the robberies were connected, Hansen said.

See the full article from “Oakland Tribune”

San Jose Massage Parlors: Pair of armed robberies reported in Brentwood

Pair of armed robberies reported in Brentwood
Posted: 07/19/2011 11:13:48 AM PDT
Updated: 07/19/2011 11:41:41 AM PDT
BRENTWOOD — Armed men held up a smoke shop and a massage parlor Monday night, taking cash and then fleeing, police said.
The first robbery occurred about 7:30 p.m. at a smoke shop in the 7800 block of Brentwood Boulevard when a man entered and brandished a handgun, said Lt. Tom Hansen. He took cash from the clerk and fled on foot.
Later that night, about 10:15 p.m., a man his 20s entered a massage parlor in the 300 block of Oak Street and held up two employees who were closing the business. He also took cash and ran away.
No one was injured in either incident.
Police do not have detailed descriptions for the robbers. There is no immediate evidence the robberies were connected, Hansen said.

See the full article from “Contra Costa Times”

San Jose Massage Parlors: On sex and sleaze in Silicon Valley

As the birthplace and incubator of multi-billion dollar companies like Google, one might expect that local governments would have the decency to keep a semblance of law and order.
But not in the city of San Jose, where prostitution has made a rapid comeback on street corners and in dark alleys.
Obviously, the tech industry is no stranger to sex, sleaze and silicone – at least when it comes to trade shows and industry conferences such as CES or Computex.
True, a high-end escort paired with a $600 bottle of imported Russian vodka is probably somewhat overpriced, but I digress.
Back to San Jose, or as the locals are now calling it, hella San Ho.
After police budgets were messily slashed on July 1, San Jose PD’s Vice Unit was disbanded. 

Cracking down on skanky prozzies, illicit massage parlors and wild brothels was subsequently reassigned to the police department’s Covert Response Unit (CRU).

See the full article from “TG Daily”

San Jose Massage Parlors: Follow Up: Facebook Blasts Google for Intrusive Personalized Mapping System

… The Google people are using The Rusty Bush as some sort of starting point for my search criteria too. When I try to find places on Google Maps, it keeps giving me directions to cat houses and massage parlors and strip clubs. I use Adsense on my Blog. But now, all the ads are for penis pills, inflatable sex dolls and Dustin Diamond movies. And take what happened this morning. I wanted to read about John Boehner telling that pervert Anthony Weiner to resign from Congress. But Google won’t pull up those results. Instead, it keeps pestering me with ‘Did you mean wieners and boners?’ I sell landscaping tools. Just guess what Google suggests when I try to find a deal on hoes or seed sacks. Re-goddamn-diculous is what it is.”

See the full article from “Evening Transcript”

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