Retired IRS agent pleads guilty to prostitution charge

A retired IRS agent who once investigated a fugitive Nevada brothel boss and was partners in a failed rural Nevada bordello venture pleaded guilty Wednesday to transporting a California woman across state lines to commit prostitution.

Kemp Shiffer, 58, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Howard McKibben. Under a plea agreement, the U.S. attorney’s office agreed to drop a second criminal count.

Shiffer faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced Feb. 14. He is free on personal recognizance until his sentencing.

Shiffer also agreed to forfeit a 2006 Mercedes Benz, an iPhone, a computer and cameras, according to the plea document.