The New York Times spoke with the 24-year-old Colombian woman whose dispute with a Secret Service agent ultimately tipped off U.S. authorities about the use of prostitutes by government employees.
“I tell him, ‘Baby, my cash money,’ ” the woman recalled saying to the man, telling the newspaper that they had agreed on a price of $800 the night before. She said he only gave her $30 initially and she ultimately left with about $225 in a combination of dollars and local currency. From the report:
Sitting on a couch in her living room wearing a short jean skirt, high-heeled espadrilles and a tight spandex top with a plunging neckline, the woman described how she and a girlfriend were approached by a group of American men at a discotheque. In an account that tracked with the official version of events coming out of Washington, but could not be independently confirmed, she said the men bought a bottle of Absolut vodka for the table and when that was finished bought a second one.
“They never told me they were with Obama,” she said. “They were very discreet.”