$600,000 spent on prostitutes

Rome - An Italian businessman spent some $600,000 on prostitutes in two years, police detectives who unveiled a high-class prostitution…

Rome - An Italian businessman spent some $600,000 on prostitutes in two years, police detectives who unveiled a high-class prostitution racket operating in Rome said yesterday.

The unnamed man was questioned by detectives as part of an investigation into the racket which enticed housewives and students into its ranks and which had wealthy clients.

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