New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment of Alton Plunkett, a former auditor with the New York Department of Taxation and Finance, for his role in a years-long tax fraud and bribery scheme committed by top executives of RCI Hospitality (RICK) Holdings, the AG’s office announced. An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General revealed that executives and other employees from RCI, which owns and operates strip clubs throughout the country, bribed Plunkett with complimentary trips and dances at their strip clubs in order to avoid paying over $8M in sales taxes to New York City and the state from 2010 to 2024.
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