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NEWS ABOUT: masseuse

masseuse stories: 6 news summaries

 'Craigslist Killer' 
 Pleads Not Guilty 

Arraigned on 7 counts including first-degree murder

Jun 22, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Philip Markoff spoke a resounding “not guilty” at his arraignment today for the murder of a masseuse, the Boston Globe reports. Prosecutors described “brutal” attacks against three women as the so-called “Craigslist killer” was arraigned on seven charges, including first-degree murder, armed robbery, armed kidnapping, armed assault,... More »

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kidnapping • murder • plea • assault • arraignment • armed robbery • masseuse • driver's license • criminal charges • gun possession • Julissa Brisman • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer

 Secretary Dishes 
 About Madoff's 
 'Roving Eye' 

Inside details paint picture of lewd Ponzi schemer

May 6, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bernie Madoff “was irresistible to women,” his longtime secretary says, and the confessed Ponzi schemer felt the same way about them, perusing escort ads and keeping “about a dozen phone numbers for his masseuses” in his address book. Eleanor Squillari reveals intimate details about her boss, including... More »

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sex • Ponzi scheme • masseuse • Bernard Madoff • Ruth Madoff • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities • Eleanor Squillari

 Korea Backs Monopoly 
 for Blind Masseurs  

Profession will remain reserved for the blind in South Korea

Oct 31, 08 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A South Korean court has upheld a law allowing only blind people to work as masseurs, the AP reports. The profession has been reserved for the blind for almost a century, but a legal battle had raged for years over the constitutionality of the rule. The perceived threat to their... More »

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South Korea • disability • blindness • masseuse • constitutionality • disability rights

S. Korea's
Blind Masseurs Protest Threat
to Livelihood

Government opens profession to sighted

Sep 19, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Blind masseurs in South Korea are protesting what they see as the end of a way of life—and their livelihood, CNN reports. Police arrested 26 yesterday who gathered on a bridge and threatened to jump because the government is for the first time allowing sighted people to become licensed... More »

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South Korea • disability • blindness • masseuse • constitutionality • disability rights

Masseuse Chastity Pants Spark Uproar
in Indonesia

Parlor rules could become national bill

Apr 27, 08 5:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reacting to clients’ demands for sex, some Indonesian masseuses have begun wearing locked pants reminiscent of ancient chastity belts, the Los Angeles Times reports. What began as one parlor entrepreneur's idea to deflect pushy clients has spread and may now spawn legislation. But many, including Indonesia's minister for women’s... More »

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Indonesia • women's rights • masseuse • conservatism

Google Masseuse Is
a Millionaire

Early shareholder muscled into ranks of 1000+ workers worth millions

Nov 12, 07 9:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Google’s first in-house masseuse has cashed out the last of her stock options and joined the ranks of the company's multimillionaires, reports the New York Times. Bonnie Brown joined Google when it had just 40 employees in 1999, and when she retired 5 years later, her stock options were... More »

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Google • millionaires • stock options • masseuse • Bonnie Brown

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