Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged on two counts of first-degree solicitation

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   Palm Beach charging documents said hidden video showed Robert Kraft receiving oral and manual sex during his second visit to Orchids of Asia in less than 24 hours, then giving the worker a $100 bill and another bill. Prosecutors charged Kraft with two misdemeanor solicitation counts. Courts suppressed the video because the surveillance violated the Fourth Amendment, and prosecutors dropped his charges. The Washington Post reported that four spa workers entered prostitution-related guilty pleas; two were women Kraft was accused of patronizing. Lei Chen spent 60 days in jail awaiting disposition and was sentenced to time served. Other workers received fines, probation, community service or forfeiture obligations. Kraft was not convicted.

   Charging-document account of the second visit, oral and manual sex, cash payment and two solicitation counts

   Police said Kraft received oral sex and manual stimulation; his charges were dropped while spa workers pleaded guilty · Kraft was not convicted; four workers pleaded guilty and one spent 60 days in custody

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   The Kraft record joins documented Trump access to separate legal and institutional outcomes. Kraft Group gave $1 million to Trump's 2017 inaugural committee; reporting later described Robert Kraft brokering direct access for Paul Weiss, and Trump appointed Kraft's wife Dana to the Kennedy Center board. Robert Kraft was charged with two misdemeanor solicitation counts; courts suppressed the surveillance and prosecutors dropped the charges, while four spa workers entered guilty pleas and one spent 60 days in custody. Kraft-controlled institutions separately accumulated NFL sanctions, environmental enforcement, a pollution class settlement and an app-privacy settlement. The record distinguishes personal charges, board service, entity sanctions, settlements and denied allegations; it does not convert company liability into a personal conviction or establish that Kraft's donation purchased Dana's appointment.

   Charging-document account and two solicitation counts

   Kraft family — money, access, dropped charges and corporate sanctions · Public record assembled; legal states remain distinct