Strip club executives charged with bribing NY official to avoid paying $8M in taxes
Prosecutors said on Tuesday, a company with strip clubs and many of the executives, some of the clubs were accused of free trips and thousands of dollars to spend money, he said.
New York Chief Public Prosecutor Letitia James, Houston-based RCI Hospitality Holdings and its corporate leaders, said that the alleged plan worked between 2010-2024, and a New York State Tax Auditor in exchange for a positive treatment for at least six tax controls for a decade.
RCI Hospitality, which is open to the public in Nasdaq Composite, has more than 60 clubs and sports bars and restaurants in the district, including Rick’s Cabaret facilities in more than a dozen cities, including New York City, according to the company’s website. It also has two enterprises in Manhattan.
RCI, the Grand Jury indictment No. 79 on Tuesday, accused the five executives and three clubs in Manhattan of conspiracy, bribery, tax fraud and other crimes.
“RCI’s executives used strip clubs shamelessly to bribe from paying millions of dollars of taxes,” James said. “I will always take action to fight corruption and ensure that everyone pays their fair share.”
For RCI, New York lawyer Daniel Horwitz objected to the allegations and said the defendants would fight the accusations in the court.
“We were clearly disappointed with the New York Chief Public Prosecutor’s decision to progress with an indictment and we are looking forward to taking the allegations,” Horwitz said in a statement. He said. He said: “We remind everyone that these indictments contain allegations that we only believe that we believe that they are unquestionably.
The Minister added that RCI’s policy is to pay “all legitimate and undisputed taxes ve and that all three Manhattan clubs remained open.
Among the guilty RCI executives, Texas, Eric Langan from Bellaire, Chairman of the Executive Board, Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors; and Timothy Winata from Houston. Prosecutors claim that Langan and other executives allowed bribes and supervised, and Winata directly bribed and accompanied the auditor about trips to the clubs.
James’ office did not name the New York State supervisor. He said that a sixth person who was not open to the public was accused but has not yet been arrested. James’ office refused to tell if that person was an auditor. The name of the auditor who worked for the New York province taxation and finance department was corrected in the indictment.
Prosecutors, RCI’s auditor Miami’deki Tootsie’s Cabaret, including RCI strip clubs to spend on special dances to Florida’ya at least 13 free, many trips and up to $ 5,000 a day, he said. Authorities, the auditor’s hotel and restaurant expenses were paid by RCI, he said.
Winata also went to Manhattan from Texas to give a bribe at three Manhattan clubs – Rick’s Cabaret, Vivid Cabaret and Hoops Cabaret and Sports Bar.
The indictment claims that RCI does not pay over $ 8 million in the sale of “Dance Dollar”, which is purchased by customers and used for private dances. Prosecutors’ auditor, RCI’nın Manhattan clubs of the tax controls, less back taxes, penalties and interest rates to a significantly less than the debtor, and the company saved millions of dollars.
