EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The owners of a controversial adult nightclub in El Paso have been indicted by the State of New York on bribery, fraud and other charges, in an alleged scheme to avoid paying millions of dollars in sales tax.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictments of top executives with RCI Hospitality Holdings, a company that owns and operates strip clubs throughout the country, including Chicas Locas here in El Paso.
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James said they were being indicted for their roles in a major, multi-million dollar criminal tax fraud and bribery scheme.
An investigation by the New York Office of the Attorney General showed that RCI executives bribed an auditor with the New York Department of Taxation and Finance to avoid paying over $8 million in sales taxes to New York City and the State of New York between 2010 to 2024, the New York Attorney General’s Office said…