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'Millionaire Madam' Says Prosecutors Want Her To Talk About A Certain Person

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Anna Gristina, who has been dubbed the "Millionaire Madam"/"Soccer Mom Madam", appeared on Dr. Phil after being released from Rikers on bail. 

During her talk show interview, Gristina told Dr. Phil that she believes "in her heart of hearts" that the prosecutors have "an agenda" to get her to talk about a specific person.

She told Dr. Phil that they have told her the name of one person and the other person they will not disclose.  

So far, Gristina has refused to name names. 

"I have a deep sense of loyalty and I'm Scottish.  It was the way I was raised.  Your word is everything and your friendship.  I'm not going to hurt somebody with a family," she said. 

She claims that she doesn't know what the prosecutors want. 

"They have not told me why they want them," she said, adding, "I won't put the nail in somebody who was very-dear-to-me's coffin." 

Gristina was arrested in February on a single felony count of promoting prostitution.  

Prosecutors claim that she was running an Upper East Side brothel catering to millionaire clients. 

If convicted, she could face seven years in prison.   

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Julia is formerly a senior reporter covering finance. She wrote for Business Insider from 2011 to 2016. She studied broadcast journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.While at UNC, she contributed to the award-winning student-run newscast "Carolina Week" as a reporter. She was a member of the university’s equestrian team competing in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. She is a member of the New York Junior League. She volunteers with Project Sunshine and is a mentor to an area high-school student via Futures & Options.Julia is a Half Ironman finisher and a New York City Marathon finisher. She was Miss New York United States 2014.