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(snip)"A 31-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of recruiting women from strip clubs around the Valley for prostitution at Club Lace, the adult entertainment venue near Interstate 17 and Indian School Road that was raided earlier this month.
Cristina Aceves worked under the alias of "Selena" at the club and performed sex acts on customers at Club Lace, according to court records. Police said Aceves laundered money at Club Lace and that funds from customers were directly paid to "Selena."
Club Lace owner Stephen Lacy, 40, was accused in early May of taking a 40 percent cut of funds made by women at the club who were performing sex acts, according to court records."(snip)
(snip)She faces charges of prostitution, enticing a person for prostitution, money laundering and resisting arrest"(snip).
The new wrinkle of course will be a legal precedent being set that dancers directly receiving cash payments from customers ( presumably in exchange for 'extras' ) can potentially be found guilty of 'money laundering'. A 'money laundering' conviction can carry some serious jail time and/or huge fines, as well as the charge potentially being considered a felony ... thus far more serious than a typical misdemeanor prostitution charge.



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