A woman charged in a prostitution ring based in Carter Lake, Iowa, was sentenced in federal court to five years of probation for her part in the scheme.
Theresa Costanzo, 37, pleaded guilty to conspiracy last week in U.S. District Court in Omaha. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors dropped six other counts against her.
The prostitution ring was run by Costanzo's brother as an escort service in Nebraska and Iowa and promoted during the College World Series and other high-profile events.
The indictment alleged that her brother, Richard A. Costanzo, ran the business out of his lakeside home in a gated Carter Lake community.
The business operated for more than 10 years. It was known as Discreet Girls, An Angel by Day Devil by Night, Centerfold Escorts and other names.
Theresa Costanzo's role was to answer phones, dispatch escorts and drive escorts to and from customers, the indictment says. She would sometimes share in the tips the escorts received.
Richard Costanzo pleaded guilty this month to multiple charges in the case and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
His former wife, Janna Wasko, and her husband, Michael Wasko, also pleaded guilty but have not been sentenced.
World-Herald staff writer Jason Kuiper contributed to this report.
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