Strip Club Owner, Wife, Son Charged With Money Laundering
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Several women and one man who worked at the club have also been charged with promoting prostitution, announced the Middlesex County Prosecutor.
The strip club is Club XXXV, also known as Club 35, a well-known club on Rt. 35 in Sayreville. This is the same strip club where a very large, five-alarm fire broke out two years ago. However, the club has remained in business since the fire.
Starting last year, the New Jersey Treasury Department and the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control launched a joint investigation into the club:
In May of 2021, state investigators executed a search warrant there and they say evidence of prostitution was uncovered. Three of the strip club employees, Jeannine Nichols, Jennifer Hecker and Jason Portes, were charged with promoting prostitution.
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Hecker was also charged with the solicitation of prostitution as well as money laundering.
Then, last Tuesday, June 14, state investigators executed several more search warrants at the home of the Acciardi family, which owns the club.
Club owner Anthony Acciardi Sr., 58, of Freehold, his wife, Doreen Acciardi, 55, and their son, Anthony Acciardi Jr., 29, of Old Bridge, were all charged with first-degree money laundering, second-degree promoting organized street crime, third-degree promoting prostitution and other criminal offenses.
All three have previously been identified in these legal filings as principal owners of the strip club.
Finally, Angela Mancini, 32, of Colts Neck, was charged with first-degree money laundering and second-degree conspiracy.
The arrests were announced Wednesday by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief John Zebrowski.
The state said their investigation into Club XXXV (Club 35) is still active and continuing, and they still seek information. Anyone with information is asked to call Sergeant Jason Mader of the Sayreville Police Department at (732) 727-4444, Detective Shadi Zaiton of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at (732) 745-4263.
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@Muddy you are joking right? I have a quiet hatred for 35 club. I used to live closeby and lost a lot of money there because of the convenient location and not doing my research. 5 dollar fee for parking, 20 dollar entry, 6 dollar fee for drink, guy in the bathroom asking for tips. Did I mention you cant sit away from the stage because those seats are VIP and they want to force you to tip every dancer.
i wonder where she'll wind up dancing if they decide to close this place for good
The club currently known as Lust down the street was shut down several times over the last decade due to financial reasons and issues between the owners.
'My bestie is from this town" you should visit her hometown. the New Jersey PLs would be happy to welcome you
Nah you don't say - seems the club may be being targeted - perhaps the-powers-to-be have had their eye on the club's real-estate for a while - but who knows what may be going-on
https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2022/06/nj-…
NJ.com is one of those terrible sites that thinks I am going to shill out money for a monthly subscription but the article states one dancer made 110k a year but only reported 20k. What are they trying to do? Get these guys on a RICO style charge lol?
This club seems to be real trouble, when compared to Johnny A and charges from a single dancer.
The club may have had cash flow issues during the lockdowns, and possibly organizing a prostitution ring, May have helped to get some cash coming in?
Maybe Jon Bon Jovi can clean things up! Isn’t he originally from Sayreville??