‘CHIP and PIN brothel madam raked in £2.8m’

A ‘chip and PIN brothel madam raked in £2.8million in card transactions, a court heard today (Fri). Simona Gheorghe, 25, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court accused of involvement in the running of two high-class brothels within a mile of Marylebone station. Duncan Lanser, prosecuting, said: ‘This is a very serious matter before you today. ‘There are three defendants in this case, today’s defendant is a co-defendant with two others. ‘She had been controlling an upmarket brothel just off Marylebone High…