Arrests made in high-dollar prostitution case in suburban Atlanta

<p>Two suburban Atlanta women _ including one who police identified as a former Penthouse Pet _ have been arrested for prostitution in a case in which "dates" could cost as much as $10,000, authorities said.</p><p>Lisa Ann Taylor, 42, was arrested Wednesday at her million-dollar home in the exclusive Sugarloaf Country Club area.</p><p>She was charged with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. She also was charged with prostitution, keeping a place of prostitution and conspiracy to possess cocaine, District Attorney Danny Porter said.</p><p>Her alleged partner, Nicole A. Probert, 30, of Lawrenceville, Ga., was arrested on the same charges, Porter said. Both women are cooperating but police had to force entry into Probert's home with a battering ram.</p><p>Both women are suspected of participating in prostitution in Gwinnett County and other states, Porter said.</p><p>"A 'date' can cost as much as $5,000 to $10,000," Porter said. "Eight-hundred to $1,000 for the prostitution act is the bottom-line price. They have a large number of customers. ... It's not street prostitution."</p><p>Porter said the women had plans for a "date" at Taylor's home before the arrest.</p><p>The district attorney said the arrests came after receiving a tip from The Gwinnett Daily Post. The newspaper was told about a Web site that detailed comments about services from call girls who operate in U.S. cities. The newspaper sent the information to Porter's office in early November.</p><p>Taylor, who goes by the name Melissa Wolf on the site, boasts that she is "North America's Most Published Centerfold and one of Penthouse Magazine's Most Published Pets" on her personal Web site.</p><p>Duluth is about 22 miles northeast of Atlanta.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x1cd9f74)</p>