{"id":235,"date":"2012-12-20T13:36:23","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T13:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/?p=177"},"modified":"2012-12-20T13:36:23","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T13:36:23","slug":"ex-buffalo-ny-sherriff-deputy-charged-in-freemason-royal-order-of-jesters-mann-act-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/2012\/12\/20\/ex-buffalo-ny-sherriff-deputy-charged-in-freemason-royal-order-of-jesters-mann-act-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex; Buffalo NY Sherriff Deputy Charged in Freemason Royal Order of Jesters Mann Act Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<!-- Post Body Copy -->\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-bodycopy clearfix\">\n<p>Buffalo News<br \/>\n<strong>Ex-deputy charged in Jesters case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>June 09, 2010<br \/>\nBy Dan Herbeck NEWS STAFF REPORTER<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\nThe &#8216;Jesters&#8217; are an internal secret society of Freemason Shriners. All of Leaders of the Shrine are members of the Royal Order of Jesters according to biographical information previously contained on the Shriners International Website. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><div class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 246px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/royalorderofjesters.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/pics\/Jester.gif\" title=\"Jesters Drawing\" width=\"236\" height=\"317\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Royal Order of &#039;Jesters&#039;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n Federal prosecutors charged a former Erie County sheriff\u2019s deputy with taking prostitutes across state lines five years ago to attend a convention of a fraternal club. <\/p>\n<p>Michael Lesinski, who retired from police work in November 2008, is the latest person charged in a government probe into human-trafficking activities involving the Royal Order of Jesters. <\/p>\n<p>Lesinski made arrangements for a limousine to transport at least a dozen prostitutes from Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga to a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ont., in April 2005, according to charges filed by the U. S. attorney\u2019s office. <\/p>\n<p>Niagara Falls was the site of a Jesters convention \u2014 known as a \u201cbook\u201d \u2014 for Jesters from across the United States, FBI Special Agent Jennifer Amo said in court papers. <\/p>\n<p>Retired State Supreme Court Justice Ronald H. Tills\u2014who is now in prison \u2014 was in charge of transportation for the event, Amo said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis transportation was for [Jesters] members and the \u2018Jester Girls\u2019 [prostitutes],\u201d Amo said in court papers. \u201cTills delegated that duty to Michael Lesinski, a member of the [Jesters] and then an active deputy sheriff with the Erie County Sheriff\u2019s Department.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Lesinski is charged with conspiring to violate the Mann Act, a federal law that prohibits transporting people across state lines for prostitution. <\/p>\n<p>The former road deputy, who was with the Sheriff\u2019s Office for 21 years, is expected to appear before Magistrate Judge<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/2010\/06\/09\/1076115\/ex-deputy-charged-in-jesters-case.html\"><br \/>\nArticle Continues<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"pinterest\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"Ex%3B%20Buffalo%20NY%20Sherriff%20Deputy%20Charged%20in%20Freemason%20Royal%20Order%20of%20Jesters%20Mann%20Act%20Case\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buffalo News Ex-deputy charged in Jesters case June 09, 2010 By Dan Herbeck NEWS STAFF REPORTER The &#8216;Jesters&#8217; are an internal secret society of Freemason Shriners. 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