Accused Pimp Pleads Guilty

Accused Pimp Germaine Coulter pleads guilty to his role
in running a criminal organization. 
Germaine Coulter pleaded guilty in both his racketeering and current
drug case.  Prosecutors accused Coulter
of running a prostitution ring that hid its profits through various shell
companies.  Investigators said it was one
of the largest prostitution organizations in Oklahoma City.

Coulter was charged along with several women who
investigators said worked as prostitutes in the organization.  Christina Byler, Elizabeth Andrade and
Julianne Rupert all pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of conspiring to conceal
criminal proceeds. 

Prosecutors say Coulter’s organization brought in
hundreds-of-thousands of dollars, and he was even able to run it while serving
time in a Texas prison.  After Coulter
was released, Fox 25 detailed his activities at an expensive home in an upscale
Oklahoma City neighborhood.  Along with
Brian Bates of JohnTV, Fox 25 documented cars that were registered to Coulter
and women associated with him.  Those
cars were seen at his home and dropping off known prostitutes on Robinson
Avenue in Oklahoma City.  A day after the
Fox 25 Investigation ran, prosecutors announced a new drug charge against
Coulter.

Mario Diaz, the man investigators say worked with
Coulter, is also facing a racketeering charge. 
Diaz was on the run for nearly two years.  Authorities arrested Diaz shortly after the Fox
25 Investigation after Coulter had turned himself in on new warrants.  His preliminary hearing is scheduled for next
month. 

A judge sentenced Coulter to a 20 year suspended
sentence, but says Coulter will have to serve at least ten years in
prison.  Racketeering is an 85% crime,
which means it will be eight-and-a-half years before Coulter is eligible for
parole. 

Posted: Wednesday, November 14 2012, 08:56 PM CST