A former call girl who worked for Heidi Fleiss, known as the “Hollywood Madam,” testified in court that actor Charlie Sheen was one of Fleiss' clients.
Judy Geller, a graduate from USC and daughter of a San Francisco attorney, provided her testimony during Fleiss' federal trial for tax evasion and money laundering.
Geller revealed that in 1992, Fleiss earned around $60,000 per month, taking a 40% cut from the earnings of her 20 prostitutes.
Geller stated that Fleiss arranged meetings between her and approximately 20 men, including Sheen, Sidney Shlenker (former owner of the Denver Nuggets), and Manuel Santos (a Mexican real estate magnate).
Geller claimed to have gone on more than 50 encounters with clients arranged by Fleiss.
Shlenker and Santos have already given their testimonies, while Sheen, who is currently busy with a movie shoot in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to give his deposition on videotape this coming Saturday.
Fleiss, who was convicted of pandering charges in December, was sentenced to three years in prison.
If found guilty of the federal charges of money laundering, she could face up to five years in prison.
Fleiss has pleaded not guilty to these charges.
During the trial, Geller, who had previously worked as a call girl before joining Fleiss in 1991, testified under a grant of immunity.
She revealed that Fleiss informed her that she was making $60,000 per month from the prostitution ring, which included clients such as Sheen.
Geller also disclosed that she handed over 40% of her earnings to Fleiss, which even included a portion of the $10,000 she received for spending a week with an Australian client in Las Vegas.
When asked if Fleiss ever mentioned her own earnings, Geller recalled a conversation in which Fleiss claimed to have made $60,000 per month.
Prosecutors argue that Fleiss operated an expensive call girl ring that catered to celebrities and wealthy businessmen.
Geller testified that she had been sent by Fleiss to meet actor Charlie Sheen, known for his roles in movies like “Platoon.”
When asked if she had been paid for providing s**ual services to Sheen or his friends, Geller confirmed that she had.
U.S. District Court Judge Consuelo B. Marshall ordered Sheen to provide a video-taped deposition on Saturday, which will be played for the jury.
Geller, who is currently on probation for drug-related charges, admitted to using cocaine with some of her clients, including Manuel Santos, the president of Nabisco's Mexican subsidiary.
Santos had previously stated that he wrote checks totaling $40,000 to Fleiss for the services of prostitutes.
Geller also mentioned that Santos sometimes abstained from having s** due to drug use.
The prosecution attempted to question Geller about the sophisticated telephone system installed at Fleiss' Beverly Hills residence.
They alleged that Fleiss used this system to record calls made by both clients and employees, enabling her to hold the recorded conversations over them.
However, the judge denied the prosecutors the opportunity to question Geller about the phone system during her testimony.
Another witness to testify that day was Kathi Sanger, a real estate broker who represented actor Michael Douglas and his production company in the sale of the property allegedly used by Fleiss as her headquarters for the international s** service.
Sanger revealed that Fleiss' father, Dr. Paul Fleiss, purchased the house in June 1992 for $1.6 million, which was $400,000 less than other offers.
Prosecutors argued that the doctor did not have the income to make the monthly payments of nearly $8,000 and claimed that Heidi Fleiss used profits from her prostitution ring to cover the mortgage.
Dr. Fleiss pleaded guilty to conspiring with his daughter to defraud the IRS and make false statements to federal banks.
He faces a sentence of four to ten months in prison and a fine of $50,000.
Meanwhile, Heidi Fleiss was convicted in state court of pandering and received a three-year prison sentence, which she is currently appealing.
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