Strip club execs bribed auditor with private dances, free trips to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes, charges say

business • 9/17/2025

RCI Hospitality Holdings received favorable treatment during at least six tax audits in exchange for the perks given to a state auditor, authorities said.

Executives at a company that owns strip clubs around the country have been charged with bribing a New York official with free trips to some of the venues and with private dances to avoid paying more than $8 million in sales taxes, authorities said Tu... [4295 chars]