Washington DC Strip Clubs: Diplomat sentenced for trading visas for nights with strippers
Written on July 30, 2009 – 7:13 am | by ginger
NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press with a report from Josh Wingrove Last updated on Thursday, Jul. 30, 2009 04:18AM EDT
A former official at Toronto’s U.S. consulate was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday for expediting visas in exchange for jewellery and a trip to Las Vegas with three dancers from a local strip club.
Michael John O’Keefe Sr., 62, admitted that he fast-tracked 21 visas between 2004 and 2006 for employees of a jewellery company, STS Jewels. In return, he was given gifts from the company’s chief executive officer, Sunil Agrawal.
Mr. O’Keefe received at least four rings and a necklace made of gold, rubies, diamonds and tanzanite for his wife. He went to New York with two exotic dancers and to Las Vegas with three strippers from the Brass Rail Tavern. In e-mails to Mr. Agrawal, he went as far as to suggest gift ideas.