For Jane, she would feel much more comfortable advocating for herself and her fellow dancers by saying these kinds of things in meetings if she knew there would be no professional ramifications. Each year, the council reviewed the moratorium. That one peed him off, says an old friend, because it was a setup deal; they lied to get him. Its one of those wood-burl tables, for sale for $600. He was paroled a year later. This political involvement meant persuading his friends and associates to donate the maximum limit to city council candidates. Indeed. He was 93. Back rent is an industry-wide issue. But Frank wasnt beyond the dramatic, Hollywoodesque gangster gesture to get his point across. [4] In the 1970s, Colacurcio met with Bonanno crime family member Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno in Yakima, WA to discuss a business relationship. Later, while out on parole, Colacurcio was convicted of fondling a woman applying for a job at one of his clubs. The key to a good business, he says, is consistency. During the bingo-card trial, U.S. attorneys exposed Colacurcio's role in an extensive payoff and extortion system, in which Seattle and King County police were getting paid in return for tolerating illegal gambling. He owns it with a nephew and uses it for fishing expeditions in Alaska. While the council members who got embroiled in Strippergate were absolved of any criminal liability, the Colacurcio donations, while the biggest, were not the first they'd received from strip club owners. In various recorded conversations, the Colacurcios and their associates dissuaded dancers and managers from reporting acts of prostitution and repeatedly returned dancers who were arrested for and caught in acts of prostitution back to the clubs. He was always good for a quote about government prosecutors wasting their time on him instead of real criminals and would surround himself with naked women during in-club chats. I would ask better questions next time. Under the terms of the plea agreement, FRANK COLACURCIO, JR., and the . In 2003, a criminal investigation began in Seattle known as "Strippergate" focusing on strip clubs owned by Frank Colacurcio, Sr. and his son, Frank Colacurcio Jr. He violated his terms in one fell swoop in May 1995-grabbing, kissing, and propositioning a teenager he was interviewing for a topless job. With the permanent closure of these strip clubs, divesting the defendants of millions of dollars, and the transfer of the club properties to the government, Seattle is now a safer and cleaner place to live, said Marcus Williams, the IRS Special Agent in Charge of the Pacific Northwest. Bill wound up testifying before a grand jury, reluctantly, caving in when then U.S. Seattle crime family - Wikipedia Frank Colacurcio Jr. a.k.a "Frankie" - Son of Frank Sr. Each year, they voted to extend it. We've all done things that weren't right up to kosher.". For less than a million dollars, you can own the home of deceased organized crime boss, Frank Colacurcio. Frankie doesn't deny that he often turns to his father for advice. John Rosellini . Seattle's Frank Colacurcio - YouTube The office featured an exceptionally large, handsome desk at which Frank sat proudly. Besides nude dancing and doing time, their common interests apparently include a longing for females. Barnett.) Pending cases. Frank F. Colacurcio Sr. (1917-2010) - Find a Grave Memorial Now banished to the sidelines by the terms of his probation for a tax-fraud conviction, Seattle's former topless-dance king, now nearing 80, is not allowed to work for or even frequent the adult-entertainment clubs he once ruled.
