She made $75,000 a year working for the city Correction Department, but got busted for moonlighting as a prostitute after offering an undercover cop sex for $120.
Now Geliesha Smith is getting fired.
Smith, whose Backpage.com ad promises a “one of a kind experience,” met with a man she thought was a client on Friday. Once Smith set the price for sex, the officer signaled for backup, law enforcement sources said.
Officers stormed her room at the Days Inn on 39th St. in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and took her into custody.
Smith, 26, who goes by the name “Lisa” in her online enticements, is featured in more than a dozen sites across the internet.
“Hi Guy’s i’m LISA,” one ad reads. “This is a one of a kind experience! I have a BEAUTIFUL face to match my Sexy Petite body.”
The ad features a scantily clad woman in various sexual poses, and includes a video of a woman giving a man oral sex.
Smith was arraigned Saturday in Brooklyn Criminal court, and released without bail.
The Brooklyn woman was a civilian employee at the Department of Correction, and was assigned to the Federal Narcotics Task Force, which is comprised of several law enforcement entities.
The agencies include the NYPD, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration, which coordinate and share information on narcotics-related cases.
Authorities said her job gave her access to sensitive information.
Officials said she had no prior arrests.
Peter Thorne, a Correction Department spokesman, said it’s the end of the line for Smith.
“We have zero tolerance for any illegal behavior on the part of staff,” Thorne said. “This employee was immediately suspended and is being terminated.”
Smith was a probationary employee, hired in March.
Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte has made screening new applicants a priority of his administration after the Department of Investigation revealed dozens of officers should have failed basic background checks.
Smith could not be reached for comment.
Smith’s sister, who did not want to be identified, said the suspect is estranged from the family, and is not good about staying in touch.
Even so, she said, Smith uses her address to receive mail from the Department of Correction, and from the Army, where she claims to have served overseas in intelligence.
The sister said she had no idea that her sister might have been turning tricks.
She said Smith was very secretive.
“She has always been to herself,” the sister said. “It’s like we’re not even related. She wouldn’t even tell me her job title.”
With Reuven Blau, Thomas Tracy
