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He also founded MJ Peter Club Management, a consulting firm for strip clubs, and ''Platinum'' magazine.<ref name=SunSentinelNovember1997/> | He also founded MJ Peter Club Management, a consulting firm for strip clubs, and ''Platinum'' magazine.<ref name=SunSentinelNovember1997/> | ||
On May 24, 1991, he was arrested and charged with kidnapping and extortion for an alleged January 8 incident in which he, along with three other men, forcibly drove Features Entertainment booking agent Carmen Cinserulli from Fort Lauderdale to Oakland Park, where they threatened to crush his fingers if he continued trying to recruit strippers from their clubs before driving him back to Fort Lauderdale.<ref name=SunSentinelMay1991>[http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-05-25/news/9102280368_1_adult-entertainment-arrest-warrant-joe-hays Nightclub Owner Arrested Nude-dance-bar Mogul Faces Kidnapping, Extortion Charges]</ref> He was released within a few hours on $32,500 bond.<ref name=SunSentinelMay1991/> | On May 24, 1991, he was arrested and charged with kidnapping and extortion for an alleged January 8 incident in which he, along with three other men, forcibly drove Features Entertainment booking agent Carmen Cinserulli from Fort Lauderdale to Oakland Park, where they threatened to crush his fingers if he continued trying to recruit strippers from their clubs before driving him back to Fort Lauderdale.<ref name=SunSentinelMay1991>[http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-05-25/news/9102280368_1_adult-entertainment-arrest-warrant-joe-hays Nightclub Owner Arrested Nude-dance-bar Mogul Faces Kidnapping, Extortion Charges]</ref> He was released within a few hours on $32,500 bond.<ref name=SunSentinelMay1991/> On February 23, 1994, a jury found him not guilty.<ref>[http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-02-24/news/9402240124_1_carmen-cinseruli-pure-platinum-bad-cops Nude-club Impresario Acquitted]</ref> | ||
On May 10, 1991, state and federal agents seized records from his Oakland Park office and searched his five South Florida clubs for possible racketeering transactions.<ref name=SunSentinelMay19912/><ref name=SunSentinelMay1991/> | On May 10, 1991, state and federal agents seized records from his Oakland Park office and searched his five South Florida clubs for possible racketeering transactions.<ref name=SunSentinelMay19912/><ref name=SunSentinelMay1991/> | ||