2 min read

ALFRED (AP) — A Zumba fitness instructor who pleaded guilty to using her Maine studio as a front for prostitution is going to jail, bringing to an end a scandal featuring sex videos, adultery and exhibitionism.

Alexis Wright was sentenced today under a plea agreement to 10 months in jail for 20 counts including prostitution, conspiracy, tax evasion and theft by deception.

Afterward, she was led from the courtroom by a court officer.

The 30-year-old Wright was accused of conspiring with an insurance business owner to run a prostitution business in which she videotaped clients without their knowledge and kept detailed records over an 18-month period indicating she made $150,000 tax-free while collecting welfare.

Under the agreement, prosecutors will seek restitution of $57,280.

Advertisement

Just two days before a police raid, the fitness instructor was feeling good about her prostitution business. With a steady stream of clients, she was making tens of thousands of dollars taxfree while continuing to collect public assistance and using her Zumba studio as a front for prostitution.

“I feel like this is going to be a good week,” Wright wrote to her business partner, an insurance agent who monitored the sex acts on his office computer 100 miles away while providing security by checking out johns’ license plates.

Her enterprise came to an abrupt halt on Valentine’s Day 2012 when a police raid led to the seizure of detailed ledgers, client lists and other evidence indicating she routinely videotaped clients without their knowledge and kept detailed records indicating she made $150,000 over an 18-month period, while collecting more than $40,000 in public assistance.



Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.