Robert Snell / The Detroit News

Detroit— Federal prosecutors backtracked Wednesday and agreed to let a lawyer review a list of clients from the 248 area code who hired hookers from a high-priced escort service.

The move comes a day after lawyer Paul DeCailly, who represents Miami Companions co-owner Greg Carr, filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Detroit accusing prosecutors of picking and choosing which Metro Detroit clients would be identified as allegedly hiring $500-per-hour prostitutes.

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office had said DeCailly could review names from only the 313 and 734 area codes, not 248.

The office sent a letter Wednesday saying it made a mistake in blocking DeCailly from reviewing a list of clients from the 248 area code. Prosecutors also will let him view a list of customers from Macomb County and the 586 area code, he said.

The Florida-based lawyer said he will not be satisfied merely reviewing the black book under the watchful eye of an FBI agent. He will continue pushing for a copy and hopes the court will schedule a hearing on his motion soon.

“If I come up (to Michigan), I’m leaving with a copy,” he said. “If there is a hearing, I’ll be asking that (the black book) be made immediately available.”

A U.S. Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Wednesday confirmed the letter had been sent to DeCailly.

Prosecutors busted the international escort service in July, indicted the owners and three employees on prostitution or money-laundering charges and seized a black book with tens of thousands of customer names, job details and contact information.

Prosecutors have accused Carr and his ex-wife Laurie Carr of running an Internet-based sex empire that dispatched waves of prostitutes to hotels and beachfront villas around the world. The Miami-based ring listed Detroit as one of its busiest U.S. stops.

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