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    Miami prison “overrun” by strippers pretending to be legal assistants

    A Federal Detention Center in downtown Miami is falling under heightened scrutiny amid reports that South American strippers are posing as paralegals and smuggling in contraband for imprisoned, wealthy drug lords.

    The drug lords reportedly hire lawyers who then list the women as "legal assistants," which grants them access to the prisoners, the Miami New Times reports.

    "They take off their tops and let the guys touch them," veteran defense attorney Hugo Rodriguez told the paper's Riptide blog. "The majority of these young, very attractive women are noncitizens brought in exclusively for the purposes of visiting the FDC. Any lawyer can sign a form and designate a legal assistant. There is no way of verifying it. The process is being abused."

    According to an ongoing investigation by Riptide, the so-called legal assistants are also smuggling in assorted items, including issues of Playboy, feeding alcohol to an inmate through the prison bars using a straw and sneaking in a purse containing $3,000.

    Recently, one of the women posing as a legal assistant was caught on police video stripping for an inmate inside the prison's Special Housing Unit. She has subsequently been banned from the FDC.

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    274 comments

    • ed  •  5 mths ago
      This is an outrage!! There are plenty of qualified American strippers to chose from
      • Lindsay 5 mths ago
        ?
      • Paul 5 mths ago
        I agree. Another example of American jobs being outsourced. When will our government put an end to this and start supporting the American stripper.
    • Pedro  •  South Park, United States  •  5 mths ago
      You'd think they could press charges on the lawyers...they'd be complicit in bringing in the contraband at least...
    • Cobra  •  5 mths ago
      It's good there's no accountability on the part of the lawyers perpetrating the fraud. That would be ethical.
    • OUST OBAMA  •  Columbus, United States  •  5 mths ago
      They were illegals committing a crime and they just got banned from the prison?

      /
      • Mommy2four2010 5 mths ago
        Yeah, You are banned from jail! What??
      • KING TUT 5 mths ago
        And I can't get a bottle of water on the plane. Damn, I must be doing something wrong.
    • --ohmy  •  5 mths ago
      As usual, Yahoo. no photos of the legal assistants.....
      • JM 5 mths ago
        and look...more lembas bread
      • Steve 5 mths ago
        There are sites to see women like that.
    • Andres  •  Cypress, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Classic! These dudes are facing long sentences and say screw it - may as well have the legal system work in my favor!
    • bs  •  5 mths ago
      start revoking the lawyers licenses that are bringing them in
    • Texan  •  Houston, United States  •  5 mths ago
      As usual, prisoners live better than honest-working Americans.
      • mom 5 mths ago
        yeah and all we need are more hispanics tramps in the country.
      • labour of moles 5 mths ago
        as long as they're hot.
    • LouannO  •  5 mths ago
      Gives new meaning being screwed by the legal system.
      • Rich 5 mths ago
        Joke of the day, hands down.
    • Liberal Patriot  •  Scranton, United States  •  5 mths ago
      So let me get this straight: some strippers with silicone twin peaks, tight skirts, platform heels, and a foreign accent pose as legal assistants and no one is going to be suspicious? What firm do these chicks work for: Babe, Boob, Bounce, and Bone?
    • The Mad Political Scienti ...  •  Chicago, United States  •  5 mths ago
      "South American Strippers?" Geez, even strip and smuggle gigs are being outsourced.
    • jimmy  •  San Diego, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Legal advice with a happy ending
    • turtlewannabee  •  5 mths ago
      i know i watch too much tv, but what happened to the plexi-glass window with little phones? ten year olds get frisked to get on an airplane, but visitors to a prison can come in loaded down like a department store? i don't care too much if the guys in Miami are getting strippers to visit. but the story the other day about how many smart phones get smuggled in allowing prisoners access to harass victims was infuriating.
    • Ron  •  5 mths ago
      I need a legal assistant please, twins if you have them
    • other  •  Atlanta, United States  •  5 mths ago
      What do yuo expect. It's lawyers. They are above the law.
    • CeeJay  •  5 mths ago
      Rather pathetic that a federal detention center would have such a lack of security. Definitely need some firings to occur.
    • Cфяn  •  5 mths ago
      prison overrun by strippers ??? smuggled contraband??? wealthy drug lords??? what the hell is going on here? whose country is this anyways ?
    • SHARPMEC  •  5 mths ago
      LOL Sounds like a 5 star hotel !
    • Philip  •  5 mths ago
      hahaha...they do know a lot about the penile code
    • Ryan Douglas  •  5 mths ago
      Playboy counts as contraband? What are they going to do? Masturbate someone to death?
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