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Scots ex-madam who admitted running vice ring bids to overturn conviction

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A Scottish former New York madam whose clients are said to have included film stars, billionaires and politicians is bidding to overturn her conviction.

Anna Gristina, 53, spent four months on remand in the notorious Rikers Island prison in 2012 after she was caught in an undercover FBI sting.

Prosecutors alleged that Gristina, who grew up in Kirkliston, West Lothian, made £6 million from running a vice ring for affluent men in New York’s Upper East Side.

She admitted a charge of promoting prostitution and was sentenced to five years’ probation and time served.Now the mother of four has claimed her guilty plea was “coerced” and she is planning to lodge an appeal to have it overturned.Earlier this week her legal team filed a lawsuit

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