Former Crazy Horse Too owner Rick Rizzolo, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering, will not be sentenced until next month.
Rizzolo, 47, served as chief operating officer and was a 90 percent shareholder of the Power Co., the firm that owned and operated the Crazy Horse Too strip club.
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The complaint against Rizzolo claims that he, shift managers and other employees extorted money from customers by threatening them or physically abusing them.
The indictment alleges that the employees overcharged customers using their own credit cards and that dancers tried to charge patrons for acts that were not provided.
Doormen or managers often confronted those who questioned the final tab, according to the indictment.
Rizzolo signed a plea agreement in June. He faces up to 16 months in prison.
Attorney Tony Sgro submitted a request to postpone Rizzolo's sentencing, which was originally scheduled for Monday.
In his request, Sgro said he had not yet received a pre-sentencing report. He recommended the sentencing be rescheduled for Jan. 16.
The Power Co. must pay a $4.2 million fine. Rizzolo also must pay $10 million to Kirk and Amy Henry.
Kirk Henry was beaten in the club parking lot in September 2001 after a dispute over an $80 tab. As a result of the attack, Henry is paralyzed from the chest down.
Rizzolo also pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by failing to report to the Internal Revenue Service thousands of dollars in cash receipts.
