Manhattan stripclub = global stripper trafficking center
Hmm... Bonanno and Gambino...
Raid Midtown Club Cheetah’s ‘Center Of Global Stripper Smuggling Scheme’
November 30, 2011 4:30 PM
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Federal authorities raided a Midtown strip club today, saying it is the center of global scheme bringing women into the United States to force them to become strippers.
WCBS 880′s Irene Cornell On The Case
Federal authorities raided Cheetah’s strip club in Times Square. Agents with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement arrested several alleged ringleaders of the scheme, which was dubbed “Operation Dancing Brides.”
1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa with the details of the 10-year operation
The men allegedly brought women from Russia and Eastern Europe into the U.S. They’d allegedly pay American men to marry the women on paper and then force the women to work as strippers in various spots citywide.
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According to officials, 20 people face charges related the scheme. The charges run the gamut from racketeering, extortion, immigration violations – even marriage fraud. The operation was run by the Gambino and Bonnano crime families, 1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa reported.
“Today’s arrests bring to an end a long-standing criminal enterprise operated by colluding organized crime entities that profited wildly through a combination of extortion and fraud,” said ICE HSI Special Agent-in-Charge James T. Hayes, Jr. “As alleged, the defendants controlled their business and protected their turf through intimidation and threats of physical and economic harm. Today, that business model has been extinguished.”
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Re: Manhattan stripclub = global stripper trafficking center
That place was a shit hole anyway.
Re: Manhattan stripclub = global stripper trafficking center
Gambino's really arent around anymore... maybe Bonanno family but not the Gambino..