Police Raid of Snohomish Coffee Shops Crush Prostitution Ring -

Six Snohomish County coffee stands were raided by police this week, alleging they were fronts for prostitution. According to the search warrant, the owner deposited more than $850,000 in cash into his bank account over a 2 year period. The money reeked of fish, because the chain owner ?maintained these denominations in her freezer at home with fish.?

Excerpts from the?SeattleTimes:

To the detectives investigating allegations of prostitution and lewd behavior by ?bikini baristas? working at a string of coffee shacks in Snohomish County, the whole operation smelled fishy ? from the way the baristas seemed to know when police were watching to the stacks of $20 bills the owner deposited at a local credit union.

?Police say that some of the baristas at Java Juggs were making big bucks, including one who reportedly earned $100,000 in tips last year. Customers would routinely pay $20 for a cup of coffee and a ?show? by scantily clad barista that ranged from flashing the customer to sex, according to the search warrant.

I?m surprised there isn?t a chain of these along Sandy Boulevard. What? Oh, never mind.

"I have a wide-range of food experience - working in the restaurant industry on both sides of the house, later in the wine industry, and finally traveling/tasting my way around the world. Whether you agree or disagree, you can always count on my unbiased opinion. I don't take free meals, and the restaurants don't know when, or if, I am coming."

Source: http://portlandfoodanddrink.com/police-raid-of-snohomish-coffee-shops-crush-prostitution-ring/

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