The Gold Club was a strip club in Buckhead [1] that operated until 2001, the same year the owner admitting racketeering charges.
The Gold Club was one of the most prominent strip clubs in Atlanta Georgia, [1] located on Lindbergh Road. [2]
Owner Steve Kaplan [1] was the subject of a 14 week trial in 2001 [3] after prosecutors alleged that the club was used for prostitution, money laundering, bribery and credit card fraud. [1] Kaplan was also accused of having links to the Gambino crime family. [4]
The club was managed by Thomas "Ziggy" Sicignano, who acted as a witness for the prosecution during the trial. [1] Steven Sadow represented Kaplan during the court case, brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. [3] As part of a plea deal during the trial, [5] Kaplan confessed to racketeering. [6] Judge Willis Hunt sentencing Kaplan to sixteen months in prison. [7] Details of the plea deal included agreeing to close the club, 400 hours of community service, and a $5 million fine. [7]
The club was the focus of the 2001 Court TV program Sex, Sports & the Mob: Atlanta's Gold Club, written and directed by Steven Dupler. [8] After the club's 2001 closure, [6] Atlanta City Council agreed to attempt to purchase the location [2] although it was next used as a church before opening as The Gold Room nightclub in 2009. [6]
The Gold Club was a strip club in Buckhead [1] that operated until 2001, the same year the owner admitting racketeering charges.
The Gold Club was one of the most prominent strip clubs in Atlanta Georgia, [1] located on Lindbergh Road. [2]
Owner Steve Kaplan [1] was the subject of a 14 week trial in 2001 [3] after prosecutors alleged that the club was used for prostitution, money laundering, bribery and credit card fraud. [1] Kaplan was also accused of having links to the Gambino crime family. [4]
The club was managed by Thomas "Ziggy" Sicignano, who acted as a witness for the prosecution during the trial. [1] Steven Sadow represented Kaplan during the court case, brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. [3] As part of a plea deal during the trial, [5] Kaplan confessed to racketeering. [6] Judge Willis Hunt sentencing Kaplan to sixteen months in prison. [7] Details of the plea deal included agreeing to close the club, 400 hours of community service, and a $5 million fine. [7]
The club was the focus of the 2001 Court TV program Sex, Sports & the Mob: Atlanta's Gold Club, written and directed by Steven Dupler. [8] After the club's 2001 closure, [6] Atlanta City Council agreed to attempt to purchase the location [2] although it was next used as a church before opening as The Gold Room nightclub in 2009. [6]