State liquor control agents in Ohio stole the identity of a Cincinnati woman using her driver's license and Social Security number to establish a fake identity for a college student to pose as a stripper for a sting operation. The father of the woman whose identity was used (Hailey Dawson), and state legislators are upset that police are engaging in identity theft rather than enforcing Ohio's identity theft law.
The student stripper, Michelle Szuhay (show above), was paid $100 a night to strip at the Total Xposure strip bar in Troy, Ohio. Undercover agents posing as patrons watched her Szuhay's performances while looking for violations of liquor laws at the same time. The bar was ultimately closed, even though the undercover operation only revealed misdemeanor charges.
According to reports, Szuhay eventually became a little too friendly with the Total Xposure staff. Prosecutors charged her with perjury and obstruction of justice in the case. The charges were dropped, but prosecutors say they will be refilled.
Agents use woman's identity in strip-bar sting [AP/Akron Beacon Journal]
Michelle Szuhay discusses her internship experience (no mention of pole dancing) [Video/Text]
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I'd hit it.... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Gabriel Chapman | April 13, 2005 12:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'd hit it.
1. Posted by Gabriel Chapman | April 13, 2005 12:33 PM |
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Posted on April 13, 2005 12:33
2. Posted by wavemaker | April 13, 2005 12:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Could someone please explain to me why it was necessary for the state liquor control agents to have a stripper to "watch while they looked for violations of liquor laws?" What did this lady's presence add to the operation? Was she supposed to be distracting others or something? And my GAWDDDDDD if they're gonna find someone to strip under cover, they need to do better than this.
2. Posted by wavemaker | April 13, 2005 12:48 PM |
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Posted on April 13, 2005 12:48
3. Posted by McGehee | April 13, 2005 12:58 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Why did they need the girl? Is there some reason they couldn't pose as patrons without her there?
I spy with my little eye a law-enforcement house badly in need of cleaning out.
3. Posted by McGehee | April 13, 2005 12:58 PM |
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Posted on April 13, 2005 12:58
4. Posted by jen | April 13, 2005 1:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hmmm...we used to have that poster in our front office.
4. Posted by jen | April 13, 2005 1:57 PM |
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Posted on April 13, 2005 13:57
5. Posted by John Gillnitz | April 13, 2005 2:12 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Getting paid to watch strippers? I am clearly in the wrong line of work.
5. Posted by John Gillnitz | April 13, 2005 2:12 PM |
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Posted on April 13, 2005 14:12
6. Posted by Chris | April 13, 2005 4:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What about the fact that they stole someone else's Identification for this operation. Since when is my SSN up for grabs by any gov't official who deems it necessary!
6. Posted by Chris | April 13, 2005 4:17 PM |
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Posted on April 13, 2005 16:17
7. Posted by Slothrup | April 13, 2005 4:53 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
That's got to be the most complicated setup ever for getting to see the intern naked...
7. Posted by Slothrup | April 13, 2005 4:53 PM |
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Posted on April 13, 2005 16:53
8. Posted by OnThaGass | April 13, 2005 6:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
If Clinton would have been this crafty, the world wouldn't be laughing at the president that messed arround with a pudgy homely intern. BTW is monica in porn yet? Is the Intern?
8. Posted by OnThaGass | April 13, 2005 6:04 PM |
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Posted on April 13, 2005 18:04
9. Posted by George | April 13, 2005 6:22 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
“The charges were dropped, but prosecutors say they will be refilled.”
Was that a Freudian slip or was that intentional?
9. Posted by George | April 13, 2005 6:22 PM |
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Posted on April 13, 2005 18:22
10. Posted by Crackpot | April 13, 2005 9:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
This is standard. The want to shut down the strip club and get the new intern out of here clothes.
If you are you are going to sting someone you can spend time on something better than this?
Perhaps someone selling cigarettes to kids or something?
10. Posted by Crackpot | April 13, 2005 9:36 PM |
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Posted on April 13, 2005 21:36
11. Posted by McGehee | April 13, 2005 11:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The identity theft part is mind-boggling, to be sure. It's as though the IRS wiped out the entire population of a town -- thousands of men, women and children murdered -- to "sting" a group of tax dodgers.
11. Posted by McGehee | April 13, 2005 11:04 PM |
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Posted on April 13, 2005 23:04
12. Posted by epador | April 14, 2005 1:22 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
This girl gets around. a real Matahari. Her text link is about her internship with the Federal Marshals, and the article is about her working with the State authorities.
I like most the comments she made about "being marketable."
12. Posted by epador | April 14, 2005 1:22 AM |
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Posted on April 14, 2005 01:22
13. Posted by epador | April 14, 2005 1:37 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I wonder if she got to keep her tips and if they were more than the $100 bucks the cops from DOS paid her nightly? Or did they pay her by "leaving" her tips?
13. Posted by epador | April 14, 2005 1:37 AM |
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Posted on April 14, 2005 01:37
14. Posted by Henry | April 14, 2005 3:18 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
how come no pictures?
14. Posted by Henry | April 14, 2005 3:18 AM |
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Posted on April 14, 2005 03:18
15. Posted by Sherard | April 14, 2005 7:44 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I think the thing to remember here is...
Lordy, remind me never to go to a strip club in Troy, OH. Ick!
15. Posted by Sherard | April 14, 2005 7:44 AM |
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Posted on April 14, 2005 07:44
16. Posted by Dan | April 14, 2005 2:19 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Any officer, and their superious, who were involved in setting up a fake identity, using stolen indentity of another resident, SHOULD be arrested and charged with identity theft. I think the woman whos identity was taken should sue sue sue until this Police Precinct, and the officers involved are completely Bankrupt. Its bad enough our personal info is being scammed by Data Merchants looking for money, but now Law Enforcement is stealing identities as well.
16. Posted by Dan | April 14, 2005 2:19 PM |
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Posted on April 14, 2005 14:19
17. Posted by jedwards | November 14, 2005 9:09 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well today (11/14/2005) in the Dayton Daily news we find that the undercover liquor control officers had sex with this young lady as their PAYMENT from her to help her get this undercover cop job. They took advantage of her desire to get into law enforcement.
THEY exploited her in a way that was WORSE than what they accused TotalXposure of possibly doing.
17. Posted by jedwards | November 14, 2005 9:09 PM |
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Posted on November 14, 2005 21:09
18. Posted by Slaphappy | December 9, 2005 4:25 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Well I would fuck the shit out of her
18. Posted by Slaphappy | December 9, 2005 4:25 PM |
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Posted on December 9, 2005 16:25
19. Posted by Chuck | January 9, 2006 5:39 PM | Score: -2 (2 votes cast)
First and foremost are any of you queers posting this garbage cops. If not shut the fuck up. Second if you are cops were you assigned to the investigation led by the wonderful Ohio State Highway Patrol. They are wonderful investigators if your speeding down the highway. To sum up if all you have done is lapped up the lies printed in mass media dont make judgement calls.
19. Posted by Chuck | January 9, 2006 5:39 PM |
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Posted on January 9, 2006 17:39
20. Posted by Michelle | January 15, 2006 10:54 PM | Score: -1 (1 votes cast)
Thank you Chuck
20. Posted by Michelle | January 15, 2006 10:54 PM |
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Posted on January 15, 2006 22:54