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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/> | ||
In December 1995, he was indicted on 10 counts of racketeering and charged with allowing members of the Gambino family to keep a hidden interest in three of his clubs.<ref name=SunSentinelNovember1997/> He ultimately pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud for failing to list builder James Williams, who had loaned him money, on his liquor license application.<ref name=SunSentinelNovember1997/> He | In December 1995, he was indicted on 10 counts of racketeering and charged with allowing members of the Gambino family to keep a hidden interest in three of his clubs.<ref name=SunSentinelNovember1997/> He ultimately pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud for failing to list builder James Williams, who had loaned him money, on his liquor license application.<ref name=SunSentinelNovember1997/> He began serving his prison sentence at Miami Federal Prison Camp in January 1997.<ref name=SunSentinelNovember1997/> In April 1997, authorities accused him and several other inmates of leaving for an evening tryst with prostitutes.<ref name=SunSentinelNovember1997/> Although he denied doing so, he was placed in solitary confinement and transferred to a prison in Fort Dix, New Jersey.<ref name=SunSentinelNovember1997/> In December 1997, he was transferred to the Orange County Community Treatment Center and released in May 1998.<ref>[http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-01-01/news/9712310472_1_strip-bars-federal-correctional-institution-inmates Strip Bar King Starts New Career]</ref> He lived in Lauderdale Isles before going to prison.<ref name=SunSentinelNovember1997/> | ||
He appeared on ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'' in the late 1980s.<ref name=SunSentinelNovember1997/> | He appeared on ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'' in the late 1980s.<ref name=SunSentinelNovember1997/> | ||