Alison A. Carey, the sister of pop singer Mariah Carey, was arrested on prostitution charges Friday night at a hotel in Saugerties.  

According to a press release by the Saugerties Police Department the 55-year-old met with a police officer who posed as a client. She allegedly advertised her services online. Carey was sent to the Ulster County Jail on $1,000 cash bond and is to appear in court next week.

Carey's address was listed as "transient" in the press release.

Carey does have a past record of arrests, including prostitution and drug charges. She has said that she is HIV positive.

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