The same thing has been happening here
[QUOTE=BuckeyeNation;2327353]Guys be careful traveling to Dayton! There is a new task force concentrating on our hobby. They like to bust the girl and then have the girl lure in previous customers with a deal. Be safe! [URL]http://m.daytondailynews.com/news/news/crime-law/citys-first-ever-sex-sting-nets-15/njQ2b/[/URL].[/QUOTE]I'm sure this has happened with a couple of providers busted in Clermont last year. I suspect it's at least been tried with some providers busted in Cincinnati. If in general you find yourself getting texts from a provider who hasn't texted you before, or the texts take a different tone (something like a generic greeting, or something other than her old come ons like "come see me," or "special today," then be particularly suspicious). It's also possible the cops may be cloning their phones and using them to either get their phonebooks or intercept incoming calls, so the provider wouldn't even directly be participating. Bottom line, it's a good idea to know who's been popped and not discuss business terms on the phone via voice or text even with a provider you're familiar with.
At least one of those providers busted in Dayton I'm pretty sure I at least researched at one point, because it's hard to forget a name like that. If so, I'm having trouble imagining driving from very far out of state to see her. But I suspect they may be targeting truckers.
Keep in mind, if they followed through with filing charges against the providers, then those providers probably AREN'T cooperating with LEO, or else they wouldn't have had the charges filed against them. That still doesn't mean their phones or phone data haven't been compromised. While the law has made it harder to use phone data in court to get convictions, I suspect the cops are still doing everything they can to get into the phones to use data to run stings, where they'll then get the evidence they need in other ways.
I believe that's why there's been a lag lately between the time when cops make a bust and when they actually file or unseal the charges in public court records. That gives them time to either try to get the providers to cooperate or to use their phone data without anyone being wise to it.
Crissee Back on the westside.