Accused NY madam’s attorney: Black book irrelevant
by Jennifer Peltz
Associated Press
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Peter Gleason, left, co-attorney for Anna Gristina who is charged with promoting prostitution, is joined by private investigator Vincent Parco at a press conference following a court hearing on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in New York. Gristina is headed back to jail after a judge declined to lower her $2 million bond. Gristina, a British citizen with legal U.S. residency, is a mother of four and lives in suburban Monroe, north of New York City, could face up to seven years in prison if convicted. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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NEW YORK (AP) _ The attorney for a mother of four who is accused of operating a high-class Manhattan brothel says he never asked her about a so-called black book.

Peter J. Gleason told “Good Day New York” on Wednesday that “as far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t exist.”

He says if Anna Gristina is found guilty of the charges, “it’s irrelevant to me if there’s a black book or note.”

He says the prosecution has not shared with the defense team information about its allegations that the Monroe, N.Y., woman peddled underage girls and had police protection.

He says the allegation she promoted sex with children was “a ploy” the police sometimes use “if they have a hostile client that they want to break.”

Gristina has pleaded not guilty.

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