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Retired IRS agent pleads guilty to prostitution charge

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
November 10, 2011 - 2:00 am
 

A retired IRS agent who once investigated a fugitive Nevada brothel boss and was partners in a failed rural Nevada bordello venture pleaded guilty Wednesday to transporting a California woman across state lines to commit prostitution.

Kemp Shiffer, 58, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Howard McKibben. Under a plea agreement, the U.S. attorney’s office agreed to drop a second criminal count.

Shiffer faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced Feb. 14. He is free on personal recognizance until his sentencing.

Shiffer also agreed to forfeit a 2006 Mercedes Benz, an iPhone, a computer and cameras, according to the plea document.

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