LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – The state’s former executive director of the Liquor Commission has struck a plea deal on federal charges of extortion and fraud.
Hobert Rupe, who is also an owner of two Lincoln strip clubs, was indicted last September alongside co-owner Brent Zywiec. Rupe served as executive director of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission from 2003 until he resigned in June 2025…