Director David Crawford, whose alias in the porn industry is David Lord, said in a statement released today that his recent arrest on charges of staging a sham marriage has nothing to do with prostitution, as has (allegedly) been reported elsewhere.
According to the Associated Press Crawford, 37, married the Hungarian Agnes Jeges in 2003 and two years later applied for a green card for her. Routine investigation by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service revealed that Crawford and Veges, who is alleged to have worked in a Sherman Oaks brothel, did not live together.
Crawford is charged with perjury for having lied on Jeges’ immigration application. If convicted he faces five years in prison. Jeges would serve ten years if convicted for making false statements.
Having once been married to a Hungarian myself, I agree that it was a sham.
Jennifer Silliman, deputy special agent in charge of the ICE office in Los Angeles, said her agency investigated the legitimacy of the Crawford/Jeges marriage on a tip.
Everyone I know who knows Lord likes him, but I guess I don’t know the type of people who ratted him out. Apparently there have been reports that the director, who has worked for a number of companies, was “linked to a prostitution ring” and he denies this, as does Jeges deny she is or was a prostitute.
“Those statements are false and have absolutely no merit,” Lord said in a statement. So not only did someone drop a dime to the federales about his marriage to Jeges, but there have also been reports he’s linked with illegal prostitution. Someone is pulling out all the stops.
Crawford’s attorney could not be reached at press time, but I do wonder why a porn director facing federal charges in one matter would make an effort to distance himself from something he is not charged with, unless there is a risk of being charged with more crimes.
I have known several people involved in sham marriages and it really does seem like a victimless crime, especially when compared to the large number of legitimate but loveless marriages.
Lord was released from jail on his own recognizance yesterday.
Above: image from Lord’s Pinks
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Previously: Pinks review on Fleshbot; Surewood arraigned on eight charges
See also: L.A. porn director charged with staging sham marriage (sfgate via AP)
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