Monday, April 30, 2012
Talib Ghafoor, 56, and Faquar Holland, 39, today appeared in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
Two former Pittsburgh Police detectives entered pleas today in connection to a 2011 prostitution sting at a Moon hotel. District Attorney spokesman Michael Manko said Faquar Holland, 39, of Charleroi, pleaded guilty to one count of promoting prostitution. His former partner Talib Kevin Ghafoor, 56, pleaded no contest to one count of participating in corrupt activities. Holland was sentenced to one-year probation. Ghafoor was sentenced to one year of house arrest, Manko said. Both Holland and Ghafoor appeared today in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Ghafoor, who resigned from the Pittsburgh Police department in 2008 after a 20-year career, was charged by Moon Police in connection to a Moon-area prostitution ring, according to …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Talib Kevin Ghafoor and Faquar Holland will appear in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
The non-jury trials of two former Pittsburgh Police detectives charged with operating a prostitution ring have been postponed until April. Talib Kevin Ghafoor, 56, and Faquar Holland, 39, will appear before Common Pleas Judge Donna Jo McDaniel April 30 for non-jury trials. Ghafoor, who resigned from the Pittsburgh Police department in 2008 after a 20-year career, is charged with promoting prostitution, conspiracy and corrupt organizations in connection to a Moon-area prostitution ring, according to court records. Moon Police first arrested him in March 2011 after police said he drove his fiance to a township hotel to have sex with an undercover detective in exchange for money. Holland, who was Ghafoor's partner in the Pittsburgh Police …
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Patch takes a look ahead at news and events in Moon Township for the week of March 13, 2012.
1. Guys and Dolls opens at Moon Area High School Moon Area High School will present Guys and Dolls at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets, which are available at the door, are $10 for seniors and students and $12 for adults. Check back with Patch for coverage. 2. Women's History Month events scheduled at RMU Robert Morris University students can take part in the "Love and Be Loved" campaign to combat domestic violence. The event, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the university's Nicholson Center, features a T-shirt sale that will benefit the Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh. The event is held in honor of March's Women's History Month. Click here for a glimpse of other women's history …
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Police Chief Leo McCarthy says he hopes township prostitution arrests decrease in 2012.
Police Chief Leo McCarthy said Moon Police arrested 62 people on prostitution-related charges in 2011, marking a slight uptick in sex crime arrests from the previous year. Arrests for prostitution in Moon have steadily increased since the 2008 raids of three township brothels fronting as massage parlors. McCarthy said 53 were charged with prostitution offenses in 2010. In 2004, just one person in Moon was arrested for the crime. McCarthy said escorts and prostitutes target Moon for its proximity to the Pittsburgh International Airport and the more than a dozen hotels in the township. "I'm hoping that this year the number [of prostitution arrests] will be dramatically lower," McCarthy said. "We're sending the message that this …
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Moon Police charge Faquar "Terry" Holland with purchasing online prostitution ads.
A second former Pittsburgh narcotics detective charged by Moon Police with orchestrating a prostitution ring waived his right to a preliminary hearing today. Faquar "Terry" Holland, 38, of Charleroi, appeared briefly in Coraopolis District Court this afternoon without an attorney. His formal arraignment is scheduled for July 12 in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Holland declined to comment while leaving court this afternoon. Holland, who resigned from the Pittsburgh Police department in 2007, has been charged alongside his former police partner, 55-year-old Talib Kevin Ghafoor, with organizing a prostitution ring and purchasing online prostitution ads. Moon Police charged Holland last week with a felony count of promoting …
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Red Penn
4:45 am on Saturday, March 17, 2012
This guy even looks like a thug. He could have got away with his pimping in East Liberty or Homestead but not in Moon Twp. The guy must be stupid too! more ›