PITTSBURGH -- A Mount Washington woman pleaded guilty to charges that she ran a highly lucrative prostitution ring with her boyfriend -- a former NFL and University of Pittsburgh football player.

Amy Schifano, 31, was the madam and Bob Buczkowski, 43, was the enforcer who provided muscle for the operation, which was based in Monroeville, state prosecutors said.

Schifano agreed to plead guilty on Wednesday to 27 charges, including promoting prostitution and dealing and possessing drugs.

If the judge accepts her plea deal, she will likely be sentenced to between 2½ and 5 years in prison, her lawyer said.

Prosecutors said the couple ran their business, Buckwild Entertainment, out of Buczkowski's parents' home and placed weekly ads in the City Paper to attract customers.

The escort service got between 100 to 300 phone calls daily from 2003 to 2005, according to prosecutors.

Buczkowski pleaded guilty last week to several drug- and prostitution-related charges.

Schifano and Buczkowski are scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 5.

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