Cops: High-priced hooker ring busted in Houston

This one will be interisting to watch.. Who will be on her list??

By Jeff McShan / 11 News

HOUSTON -- The arrest of a Houston woman on prostitution charges has women gossiping and husbands sweating.

Houston police say Deborah Turbiville and her husband Charlie ran one of the biggest call girl rings the city has ever seen.

Their client list has more than 1,500 names, including professional athletes, doctors, and lawyers, according to investigators on the case.

They say Turbiville called herself the "Heidi Fleiss of Houston."

Turbiville went before a judge Monday morning on a charge of promotion of prostitution.

Investigators say she recruited some of her high-priced call girls on Craig's List.

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Deborah Turbiville, left, and Charlie Turbiville
Undercover investigators say the women met their clients at upscale hotels in the Galleria area and charged about $350 an hour.

They sometimes went to a luxurious three-bedroom apartment in the Memorial area to have sex.

Computer forensic experts are busy dissecting hard drives to complete the client list that they say could trigger a citywide scandal.

They've already found several names through credit card receipts.

HPD's Vice Division began working the case two years ago after they arrested a prostitute who was advertising on the Internet.

Police say she told them about the call girl service and a madam known as Vivian.

Police say she ran several different Web sites over the years, including viviansfriends.com and houstongirlfriend.com.

Turbiville was arrested at her West Houston home last week.

Police seized more than 50 pounds of paperwork and a safe full of gold bars and coins.

Investigators believe the couple laundered their money into precious metals and they expect to file money laundering charges.

Police also confiscated about $40,000, a Lexus and a Chevy Tahoe.

Investigators are trying to track down the girls who allegedly worked for the Turbivilles and they plan to interview the clients, as well.

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