NEW JERSEY – State officials have announced that multiple defendants, including the owner of a Sayreville strip club, pleaded guilty in connection to a longstanding prostitution operation.
The owner of XXXV Club on Route 35, Doreen Acciardi, and her husband, Anthony Acciardi Sr., of Freehold Township, entered guilty pleas to maintaining a nuisance through maintaining a house of prostitution (a 4th-degree crime) and failure to pay income tax (a 3rd-degree crime).
According to officials, the couple agreed to jointly fully pay all taxes they owe to the New Jersey Treasury Department’s Division of Taxation, for an approximate total of $705,000, in addition to mandatory fines and penalties. About $420,000 in cash that was seized by law enforcement during the investigation will be forfeited by the defendants and applied to the tax settlement.
Additionally, 35 Club, LLC (which does business as XXXV Club) pleaded guilty to engaging in the operation of a sexually oriented business (a 4th-degree crime). Under the agreement, XXXV Club will be subject to independent monitoring for a period of five years, which terminates on January 1, 2030. According to the terms, the club must be accessible to the monitor via closed-circuit television and in-person inspections at all times.
Acciboys, LLC, an entity that owned ATMs in the club and that belonged to defendant Anthony Acciardi Jr., of Old Bridge, and defendant Stephen Acciardi, of Freehold Township, also pleaded guilty to maintaining a nuisance through maintaining a house of prostitution (a 4th-degree crime).
Anthony Acciardi Jr. and Stephen Acciardi, who worked at the club, along with club employees Jeanine Nichols and Jason Portes, all were or will be admitted to the pretrial intervention program for three years and must pay mandatory fines and penalties. In addition, Stephen Acciardi agreed to pay taxes owed to the Division of Taxation.
As part of the resolution, charges will be dismissed against Alana, Inc., a real estate holding company which owns the property on which XXXV Club is situated.
“The guilty pleas in this case underscore that illegal business dealings and tax cheating are not worth it. Those crimes will not go undetected and, once they’re uncovered, they will be prosecuted,” said Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.
“My office will pursue and prosecute those who use lawful businesses as fronts for illegal activity and those who try to avoid paying the taxes they owe,” said Drew Skinner, Executive Director of the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability. “The monitoring put in place as a result of this case is intended to ensure 35 Club cleans up its act.”
Officials found that the strip club had doubled as a house of prostitution and that dancers performed sexual acts on patrons in the VIP rooms. According to authorities, certain defendants largely failed to report the proceeds of the unlawful prostitution operation as taxable income.
Anthony Acciardi Sr. faces three years of probation supervision and Doreen Acciardi faces two years of probation supervision, as well as orders to comply with all conditions imposed on their businesses.
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