San Diego Strip Clubs: Supreme Court limits law used to curtail fraud

June 25, 2010 at 4:12 am | In San Diego strip clubs | No Comments

What happened in the City Hall case? Former Councilmen Ralph Inzunza and Michael Zucchet were found guilty of corruption charges in 2005. They were accused of trying to relax a law that bans touching between strip club patrons and dancers, a change that would allow clubs to make more money. The federal government said Inzunza and Zucchet did so in exchange for campaign contributions from club owner Michael Galardi. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller later overturned most of Zucchet’s convictions.
How does it relate to the Supreme Court ruling? The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had upheld the lower court decisions, but delayed Inzunza’s 21-month prison sentence until the Supreme Court ruled on the “honest services” issue in a case involving former Alaska legislator Bruce Weyhrauch. The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of Weyhrauch, sending his case back for reconsideration.

Inzunza and Zucchet were convicted in 2005 for taking campaign contributions and trying to ease rules banning dancers and patrons from touching in San Diego strip clubs.

See the full article from “San Diego Union Tribune”

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