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    I was working this afternoon at Cheetahs. Around 1:30pm we got raided by the FBI. Never had an automatic weapon inches from my head before....and I didn't like it. They treated the girls fine. Stormed in guns drawn shouted for everyone to put their hands on their heads. We got escorted to the dressing room, never taking hands off head. One by one got taken to our lockers, had them searched and got dressed. They let us leave. The agents said it had nothing to do with the girls or the dances, was a matter with management.
    Was very scary though, lots of agents and weapons. I'm still a little shaky. News crews were outside bythe time I was dressed and escorted to my car.
    We'll have to see what the looking for on the news.

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    This is what is out so far in Vegas......

    BREAKING NEWS -- Federal Bust Underway at Cheetah's
    An army of FBI agents are serving Search warrants at Cheetah's and three other locations this afternoon . This is an ongoing investigation that Eyewitness News Investigative reporter George Knapp has been following for nearly a year. The investigation focuses on alleged political corruption involving current and former elected officials.
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    BREAKING NEWS -- Federal Bust Underway at Topless ClubsGeorge Knapp at Cheetah's with this Breaking News

    An army of FBI agents are serving federal search warrants at Cheetah's, Jaguar's, Galardi Enterprises and an undisclosed residence this afternoon. The Galardi's own Cheetah's and Jaguar's as well as some clubs in San Diego.

    The investigation has been underway for nearly two years and Eyewitness News Investigative reporter George Knapp has been following the story for the past year.

    The investigation focuses on alleged political corruption involving current and former elected officials. The warrants are sealed. So far agents have seized computers and other items from the various locations.

    According to sources, the FBI is looking for evidence of cash payments made by the Galardi's to certain officials, whose names will be known in a matter of days.

    At the center of the investigation is former County Commission Lance Malone, who worked for Galardi after losing his bid for another term

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    Oh yech!!! That's almost as bad as working as a CPA for Arthur Anderson!!!

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    Wow! That sounds aweful Lynn, I hope you are emotionally all right....I'd be pretty traumatized.

    Didn't Crazy Horse get raided by the IRS a few weeks ago too? I heard they took all the dancer's Sheriff's cards.
    Local Vice is always in OG....looking for dance infractions and giving warnings to dancers who are too close to the customers (i.e. sitting on laps)

    Just another reason to avoid traveling to Vegas with starry eyes and hopes of making the "Big Money"
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    Wow I feel compelled to state here that although I own " A " Crazyhorse Gentlemen's club, we are an individual establishment and have existed as such since it's conception in 1982. I nor is my club affiliated with any other Crazy horse in any way other the the similarities in our name's. I run an industry based club for the money that I make running it .......... not a laundry mat. Damn I wonder now if I get a visit :-/ , that's scary.


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    You can find out more at reviewjournal.com The newspaper has the story on the front page right now.

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    You can find out more at reviewjournal.com The newspaper has the story on the front page right now.

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    Nothing like starting your day with a loaded firearm literally 4 inches from your head! All I can say is I'm glad to be moving in two months. Vegas is not the paradise it once was.

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    do you think las vegas is ruined forever?

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    YES!!!

    Vegas was history after the spring of 1999. Only the young girls who are hoping to earn what the veterans of the 90's made there even attempt it anymore.

    If a club has 120 customers and 180 girls can you work 5 days straight and earn $500 after tip outs each day? isn't it logical that you might not make more than tip out on some of those days?

    Vegas was history before the FBI incidents. This business is on the decline EVERYWHERE!!!!

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    Tina- I hate to be negative too, but I agree with you. I moved here 3 years ago and just bearly caught the last of some good days here. I gave a damn good try full time and stuck it out. I also came to Vegas on a regular basis since 1990 before moving here, so I've seen the city change drastically over the last 13 years in total. And it has changed for the worse not better. Casino's exsist all across the country and everyday Vegas is becoming not the "special" place it once was. The things people loved about Vegas, example topless clubs, stuff like that, they've put new laws into effect and have taken the fun out of it. Majority of customers don't like these new "mega" clubs that are as big as airplane hangers. Vegas has lost alot of it's character. It is on the decline and it's a total shame. With yet another mega club opening this year the dancing industry here has become a complete joke.

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    Hey, just wanted to let you guys know it's not just San Diego. The Feds were going after ALL the Galardi clubs. The Galardis own 4 clubs here in the Tampa Bay area: Pink Pony & Diamonds (nude) and Goldrush & Ponytails (topless). This part of it has apparently been part of a 6 month operation between Tampa Police and the FBI. I have heard it all started because Mike Galardi was quoted as saying 'sure, I bribe politicians all the time with lapdances'. That left it wide open for the feds to come in on racketeering charges, cuz that's what they charged the gm's of the 4 tampa clubs with, as well as the district manager and some assistant managers. In our case, they're saying the racketeering was because the owners/managers knew that prostitution was occuring on premise and did nothing about it.
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    Galardi clubs are NASTY clubs. YUCK!

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    In defense of the Galardi clubs (if that's possible), it was their willingness to bribe local government officials for all these years which made it possible for the clubs to offer a "lucrative" business model for the dancers who worked in them. With these FBI investigations, the word has essentially now been put out to every clubowner in the country that future dealings with local politicians through the "back door" (i.e. bribes, campaign contributions, private parties etc.) in order to maintain a "lucrative" environment for their clubs to do business in is now history. This opens the door for a fresh wave of anti-dance club ordinances, election year club busts etc., and creates a climate of fear for well heeled would be club customers who now have to think twice before going to a club lest their picture appear in the morning paper.

    I also have to agree that the "golden age of Vegas clubs" began to die with the dot com bubble of 1999 (when corporate expense accounts dried up), and developed rigor mortis after 9/11 (which cut air travel in half and cancelled most conventions).

    When the Vegas city fathers began to reject the "sin city" reputation in favor of "Disneyland plus gambling", they disrupted the real core of Vegas' appeal. These days, thanks to enterprising Indian tribes and Atlantic City, anyone with a penchant for gambling can legally find it without having to travel 1000+ miles to Vegas.

    Didn't Crazy Horse get raided by the IRS a few weeks ago too? I heard they took all the dancer's Sheriff's cards
    I'm glad I haven't danced in Vegas in the last year, because the thought of the FBI and IRS poking around in the club's books sends shivers down my spine in regard to what sort of dancer's payout records might be uncovered. With dancers licenses in Vegas, it will take about 2 seconds for the feds to figure out the real name and social security number of dancers who appear on club work schedules and VIP/champagne room payout records.

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    I know that Pleasures was raided tonight, although I'm not sure if it was by local or feds. One of the bartenders had left her TAM card and Sheriff's card at home and was being written up. Hopefully that was the only glitch for the club.

    I know I once got a $750 fine for driving without my insurance card which went away when I provided proof of insurance (although it cost me a trip to the courthouse and several hours of work). I wonder if a citation for no TAM card/Sheriff's card can go away if you prove that you have one that is valid, you just didn't have it on you at the time.

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