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Plea deals to close notorious Wash. strip clubs
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By GENE JOHNSON
Associated Press Writer
SEATTLE (AP) – Three associates of Seattle strip club boss Frank Colacurcio Sr. pleaded guilty Wednesday to racketeering and prostitution charges as part of a deal that will result in four notorious clubs being shut down or demolished.
The plea agreements filed in federal court helped dismantle an adult-entertainment empire that Colacurcio built over the past half-century.
“We are shutting down a corrupt criminal organization that made millions of dollars exploiting women,” Seattle U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan said after the hearing. “These clubs cast shadows far beyond the neighborhoods where they were located.”
Assistant Seattle Police Chief Jim Pugel called it the largest organized crime investigation in the department’s history. Authorities infiltrated the clubs as employees and customers.
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Filed by dallasfromomaha at April 29th, 2010 under Omaha strip clubs