The Gold Club Explained

The Gold Club was a strip club in Buckhead[1] that operated until 2001, the same year the owner admitting racketeering charges.

Operations

The Gold Club was one of the most prominent strip clubs in Atlanta Georgia,[2] located on Lindbergh Road.[3]

Owner Steve Kaplan was the subject of a 14 week trial in 2001[4] after prosecutors alleged that the club was used for prostitution, money laundering, bribery and credit card fraud. Kaplan was also accused of having links to the Gambino crime family.[5]

The club was managed by Thomas "Ziggy" Sicignano, who acted as a witness for the prosecution during the trial. Steven Sadow represented Kaplan during the court case, brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. As part of a plea deal during the trial,[6] Kaplan confessed to racketeering.[7] Judge Willis Hunt sentencing Kaplan to sixteen months in prison.[8] Details of the plea deal included agreeing to close the club, 400 hours of community service, and a $5 million fine.

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.[9] After the club's 2001 closure, Atlanta City Council agreed to attempt to purchase the location although it was next used as a church before opening as The Gold Room nightclub in 2009.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 15 June 2001 . CNN.com - Sex, sports and the mob: The Gold Club trial - June 15, 2001 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211128223006/https://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/06/15/gold.club.trial/index.html . 2021-11-28 . 2023-08-24 . CNN.
  2. Web site: 15 June 2001 . CNN.com - Sex, sports and the mob: The Gold Club trial - June 15, 2001 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211128223006/https://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/06/15/gold.club.trial/index.html . 2021-11-28 . 2023-08-24 . CNN.
  3. Web site: Esters . Kelli . Good . Joshua B. Good . 7 August 2001 . From nude bar to park? Atlanta City Council votes to try to buy Gold Club . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20011210061013/www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/metro/goldclub/index.html . 10 Dec 2001 . 2023-08-24 . Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  4. News: Firestone . David . 2001-08-03 . Top Defendants in Strip-Club Trial Strike Deal . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-08-24 . 0362-4331 . 2021-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323214932/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/03/us/top-defendants-in-strip-club-trial-strike-deal.html . live .
  5. Web site: Simmons . Bill . Bill Simmons . 27 September 2007 . Idiot’s Guide to Gold Club Trial . 2023-08-24 . . en-US . 2023-06-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606165705/http://grantland.com/features/idiots-guide-to-gold-club-trial/ . live .
  6. Web site: 2001-08-02 . Gold Club owner pleads guilty to racketeering in deal with prosecutors Maryland Daily Record . 2023-08-24 . en-US.
  7. News: Coffee . Gertha . 19 October 2009 . Gold Room to fill spot vacated by Gold Club . English . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . live . 2023-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230824193242/https://www.ajc.com/business/gold-room-fill-spot-vacated-gold-club/1NyHKDXoPrR0GkQ6tDqKhN/ . 2023-08-24 . 1539-7459.
  8. Web site: Harris . Art . Polk . Jim . 8 January 2022 . CNN.com - Ex-Gold Club owner gets 16 months - January 8, 2002 . 2023-08-24 . www.cnn.com . 2022-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001031516/http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/01/08/gold.club.sentencing/index.html . live .
  9. Web site: 2001-12-14 . WILL YES MEAN NO FOR WPOP? . 2023-08-24 . . en-US . 2023-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230824193118/https://www.courant.com/2001/12/14/will-yes-mean-no-for-wpop/ . live .

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