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Foreign Woman’s Prostitution Charge Withdrawn

A woman in her mid-40s was recently charged with promoting prostitution (a third-degree misdemeanor), possession of an instrument of crime (a first-degree misdemeanor), and possession of a controlled substance (an ungraded misdemeanor) in Allegheny County. As an out-of-country resident seeking U.S. citizenship and immigration, it was imperative that she not have any criminal convictions – especially for something like prostitution. She hired Pittsburgh criminal lawyers Samir Sarna and Mike Worgul to handle her case.

Allegedly, the woman had an ad on Craigslist for escort services. An undercover police officer responded to the ad, made arrangements to meet the woman at her hotel room, and claimed that the woman agreed to perform oral sex for $200. An agreement was reached and money exchanged hands, at which point the office called in backup officers to arrest and charge our client.

We attended three court dates on our client’s behalf. After negotiating a deal with the District Attorney’s office, we were able to achieve a withdrawal of all charges in exchange for our client making a guilty plea for disorderly conduct – a summary offense. This summary offense does not impact her ability to obtain U.S. citizenship. We were also also to negotiate for the court to waive all court costs and fines, and the client received no penalty for the incident.

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