Rick's Cabaret parent, executives indicted in New York tax fraud and bribery case

RCI Hospitality Holdings

16/09/2025 20:33

NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The parent company of Rick's Cabaret and other strip clubs, as well as five executives, have been indicted over their alleged roles in a tax fraud and bribery scheme, New York Attorney General Letitia James said.

A 79-count indictment made public on Tuesday charged RCI Hospitality Holdings RICK.O, officials including Chief Executive Eric Langan, and three of the company's Manhattan strip clubs with conspiracy, bribery and criminal tax fraud, among other crimes.

James said RCI executives bribed a former auditor with New York's Department of Taxation and Finance to avoid paying more than $8 million of sales tax from 2010 to 2024.

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 (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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