Strip club executives allegedly bribed tax auditor with lap dances and luxury trips to slash tax bills
A group of strip club executives allegedly bribed a New York state tax auditor with cash, luxury Florida trips and lap dances worth thousands of dollars a day to slash millions from their tax bills, according to a sweeping indictment by Attorney General Letitia James. The 79-count indictment accuses top leaders of RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc., the Texas-based parent company behind strip clubs Rick’s Cabaret, Vivid Cabaret and Hoops Cabaret, of using their venues to disguise bribes as “promotional” expenses and avoid more than $8 million in sales taxes between 2010 and 2024. Prosecutors say the auditor received at least.