Hey A1R3K what's the inside scoop on the FBI visit today?
 

Dude,

Give us the inside skinny....

First i heard of it .. what happen ?

Yeah, I wouldn't mind knowing also.

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FBI Visits Shane’s World for 2257 Inspection
By Steve Javors
Monday, May 7, 2007


CHATSWORTH, Calif. — A team of FBI agents visited the offices of Shane’s World Studios at approximately 9:30 a.m. this morning to conduct a routine inspection of the company’s 2257 records, XBIZ has learned exclusively.

After a quiet start to the year with no 2257 inspections reported until the FBI visited the defunct Moonlight Entertainment on May 3, it seems that the FBI is ramping up inspections.

“Approximately six agents came by this morning and were interested in 10 titles,” Shane’s World owner Jennie Grant said. “After we regained consciousness, we promptly gave them all the records and they got to work. They were here for a few hours and then let us know our records were perfect.

“Once the initial shock of having the FBI at your office wore off, we got to work. I relaxed because I realized we are prepared for this and we have a great staff that pays attention to detail.”

Grant said that one of the FBI agents told her directly, “It’s really rare for us to find zero violations.”

Shane’s World employs a full-time staffer to maintain the company’s 2257 records.

Megan Stokes, Shane’s World vice president of sales, told XBIZ that the agents were interested in the 2257 records for a few of the older titles in the “Shane’s World” series as well as new releases in the line. Also inspected were records from the studio’s popular “College Invasion” series, “Girls Night Out” and “Shane’s World Slumber Party 20.”

Stokes said the agents stayed for a couple of hours at the company’s offices before leaving with their own copying equipment.

The other companies that have been subject to 2257records inspections are Diabolic (July 24, 2006), Sebastian Sloane Productions (July 28, 2006), Robert Hill Releasing (Aug. 1, 2006), Sunshine Films (Aug. 16, 2006), Darkside Entertainment (Sept. 12, 2006), Evasive Angles (Sept. 27, 2006), Legend (Oct. 10, 2006), Pure Play Media (Nov. 16, 2006), K-Beech (Dec. 14, 2006) and Moonlight Entertainment (May 3, 2007).

The FBI’s inspection of Bethlehem, Pa.-based Sebastian Sloane Productions was prompted by an unrelated search warrant.

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Doesn't sound like a fun way to start the week. At least the records were 100% in order. :)

Give that 2257 manager a raise! :thumbsup

congrats

Seems that everything is wrapped up in a neat little package...:thumbsup

A big congrats on the ZERO violations.

Were you there when then cam in? Man, that must have been a shocker.

Shane's World Rocks.

reminds me of being caught DWB

yeah i was here.

when you first find out you get stressed until you realize that everything is 100% in order. we have a great person doing that stuff and she dealt with them. i was locked in a closet so i wouldn't mess anything up.

:Oh crap

did they look at paper files or computer database, where they only looking at video stuff and not dvd?

Airek .. maybe you could have your reords keeper post how you guys file you records. Seeing that you guys are 0 infractions, it might be nice to see. I know a couple people that do things slightly different and I for one would be interested in how to keep them with 0 infractions.

i'll ask her if thats something she wants to do. :)

Everyone is acting as if 2257 is the end of the world. The truth is many other industries have such record keeping requirements. Because of the fact that our industry a bit more visable than most - and the damage done by Tracy Lords - we are under the microscope a little bit more.

Congrats to Shane's World for pulling it off!

no that is not true.


we came out so good because we are all so sexy over here. they were smitten by all the good looks in this office.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Congrats on the Shane's Worlds team!

did you pose for any pictures with em?

i thought about that, but why fuck up a good thing if they aren't chewing on your arm. kinda like the don't kick the sleeping pitbull thing.

:1orglaugh

Roc is right ,my brother works in the pharma industry and they have regulations up the ass.

And how many have jail time attached to making an error or ommision?

Congrats to Shanes World.

Did you know that many of past the companies that have been inspected have had violations while reporting to the public they had zero? One such company had OVER 60 violations... said they had none. At leats that is what a little bird told me.

not sure what you are saying.

I commend you for keeping an in-house 2257 record keeper ... definitely needed if you are a studio nowadays.

Congrats to Shane's World :thumbsup

We really need to start the Agent Scully Award for adult industry compliance with good record-keeping law :winkwink:

Then there the IRS Award for the Most Creative Adult Industry Tax Fiddle of the Year....

Do you mean they had a general search warrant to search the entire business or was it a specific warrant to view your records?
I mean, did they come for the records or did they come to search every crook and cranny to dig for something to file charges on?

How did they arrive? Suits, black suburbans, how many agents ect...? just curious

Congratulations on a good job..

sounds like all went well, good deal

hey don't need a search warrant for inspections.

warrants are for a different purpose.

they came to inspect records.

they wore suits.

there were 6 or 7.

they came in ford explorer. dark grey.


that last part is nothing to do with us, its a company in pa. we are in california. not sure about any of their details. you'd need to ask them.

Why wouldnt she share?

ahh, OK, I misunderstood. thanks for the response. Glad to see all went very well with the inspection :thumbsup

you should fly Juicy and take pictures with them tell them you guyes were the Dynamic Duo: TopNotch/Standup guy!

:thumbsup

she doesn't post on gfy.

:thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup

I would be VERY interested in this also... Could be a big benefit for the industry as a whole to have on record. For people already doing it well it might give them some better ideas and new ways that are proven successful.

i will certainly ask her if she wants to start posting on gfy, if not she can tell me exactly the way they found it and liked it and i can post it for her.

Congrats on the good inspection! I agree, you definitely need to give that records person a nice bonus :)

Your a good guy ,going to cybernet hope so would like to meet you.

thanks man. it would make me nothing but happy to help other people know what they need to produce when the inspection team comes.

i'll ask her in the morning.

i will do my best to get to cybernet, i may have a few things going on in radio down there during that time and i'd love to meet ya too.

:thumbsup

vegas ken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Smart.

Very very smart.

:thumbsup

That would be the shit. This is a great chance for Shanes World to set the benchmark for 2257 record keeping. This could actually be a very big help to a lot of medium to small sized webmasters. :thumbsup

Congrats on passing the gestapo, er...FBI shakedown.

Between the FBI and the IRS, it sure must suck living in the U.S. of A. these days.

I'm thankful we moved operations north of the border.


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show me one case where someone went to jail for having an error in their 2257

Where's your sig?

Nice record keeping ShanesWorld!!!

Good Job Airek.

that is a great feat... of zero violation