Heidi pleads on drug charges
2009-07-10 09:13
Pahrump - Former "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss has pleaded guilty to felony drug charges in Nevada, but will avoid a trip to prison.
Nye County District Attorney Bob Beckett says Fleiss faces up to five years' probation after pleading guilty on Tuesday to unlawful use of methamphetamine and possession of the painkiller hydrocodone without a prescription.
Fleiss declined comment to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which reported the case. Sentencing is scheduled for September 15.
The charges stem from a February 2008 traffic stop in rural Pahrump, which is 96km west of Las Vegas.
Beckett says if the 43-year-old Fleiss successfully completes probation, the two felony convictions will be erased from her record.
Fleiss moved to Nevada after serving prison time in California for running a prostitution ring.
- AP