Re: Feds say prostitution rampant at strip clubs


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Seattle Times:
Feds say prostitution rampant at strip clubs

Feds say prostitution rampant at strip clubs
By Mike Carter and Jim Brunner
Seattle Times staff reporters

In a move aimed at dismantling the strip-club empire of Frank Colacurcio
Sr., federal prosecutors on Monday seized documents and other evidence
in a series of raids and revealed that a three-year undercover
investigation has turned up "rampant" prostitution and evidence of money
laundering and racketeering.
As FBI and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents carted away boxes of
documents in the raids at several strip clubs, a federal judge in
Seattle issued a temporary restraining order that prevents Colacurcio or
anyone involved in his operations from selling their interest in the
properties in anticipation of federal racketeering charges.
No arrests were made and no criminal charges have been filed.
Targeted in simultaneous raids Monday were Colacurcio's business office,
Talents West, and his strip clubs: Rick's, in Seattle; Sugar's, in
Shoreline; Honey's, in Everett; and Fox's, in Parkland, Pierce County.

Been to Rick's in Seattle, once. Impressive variety, the place obviously
did big numbers. and they were allowing more to go on than you'd see in 95%
of the clubs in the U.S. But neither I nor a friend of mine were solicited
for prostitution. For what that's worth.

Funny how the upstanding Republican types always want to let the marketplace
decide, let entrepeneurs make money, get government off of our backs - until
someone might get high or get laid. Then, whoa, we must protect everyone
from themselves.

I don't like prostitution, but I like it even less on the streets or
furtively done with women working alone, as versus in one place everyone
knows kids shouldn't be around, with some beefy bouncers just a shout away.
It ruins strip clubs for patrons like me, who don't want a prostutute, just
some eye candy, but then in fairness that's a pretty small percentage of the
clientele.


Bo Raxo




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