Judge: Give names to defense in prostitution case

DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors were ordered Friday to turn over a computer disc containing more than 30,000 names allegedly linked to an international prostitution ring based in Florida.

U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow granted a defense lawyer’s request for the disc but said the contents cannot be copied, printed or shared with anyone besides the lawyer’s client, Greg Carr.

“It’s as safe with me as it is with them,” attorney Paul DeCailly said, referring to the U.S. attorney’s office.

Carr has been charged with conspiring to run a prostitution ring. Prosecutors say his company, Miami Companions, spent a decade arranging high-priced trysts in many large U.S. cities, along with Mexico, Colombia and Costa Rica.

Carr and others were indicted last year in Detroit, which, according to prosecutors, was one of the hottest places for business. His ex-wife and an office manager have pleaded guilty in the case.