User:Aatombomb/Matt Sanchez

Escorting Allegations
Critics charge that Sanchez has given conflicting statements about rumors from anonymous bloggers. In a March 8, 2007 interview with Alan Colmes, when asked if he had worked as a male prostitute during his time in the porn industry, Sanchez replied, "I own up to all of it". In that same interview, Colmes also stated he contacted Sanchez that day, at the same phone number that he found posted in an ad for massage services in the New York Blade Nov. 19, 2004. Colmes later admitted he did not know where the number came from. In an op-ed piece in Salon.com, Sanchez likened himself to Jeff Gannon and commented, "I won't deny it, or that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors." However, on April 9, Sanchez subsequently denied that he had been a male escort, saying, "Not true."

Marine Corps inquiry
On March 16, 2007, John Hoellwarth of the Marine Corp Times reported that the military was considering investigating Sanchez for his "admitted prostitution and gay porn past." A later report by the same writer appeared on April 1, 2007, indicating that Sanchez was also being investigated by the Marine Corps for fraudulently soliciting funds from two organizations, the United War Veteran's Council and U-Haul, in order to fund a deployment to Iraq which he never actually made. Sanchez has denied the charges; saying that he never collected money from either organization.