Patrons filed a lawsuit in January against an Arizona strip club for allegedly drugging them and using their credit cards, FOX 10 reported.
Nearly 20 people have come forward after three strip clubs in Arizona charged exorbitant amounts to their credit cards without their consent. Dream Palace in Tempe and Skin Cabaret and Bones Cabaret in Scottsdale are accused of orchestrating a sophisticated fraud. according to To Fox 10.
The lawsuit accuses club owners of racketeering and conspiracy, and the plaintiffs are seeking a jury trial. The plaintiffs, all of whom chose to remain anonymous, described feelings of disorientation and helplessness, and the paper reported that fraudulent credit card charges amounting to tens of thousands of dollars were discovered the next day.
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“I remember walking through what I thought was a cloud of perfume or cosmetics or dust coming in through the cracks in the light, and then I got to the VIP room and realized that it wasn’t the alcohol that was causing these symptoms. Related to that, there was something else that made me silently go along with what they seemed to be pushing,” one of the victims said, the outlet reported. Reported. The first victim allegedly discovered multiple charges on her credit card worth $72,000.
Similarly, another plaintiff said he felt lost and sick after agreeing to only a few transactions and discovering his credit card was charged $181,000. “I lost my appetite for days after this happened… It was not just a strain on me, but also on my family, my wife, and I had to involve my parents as well. It was quite difficult to withstand the impact,” the second plaintiff said, FOX 10 reported.
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“They’re all telling the same story, but none of them have ever met,” attorney Rod Galarza, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, said, according to FOX 10.
Authorities revealed how the VIP process at these strip clubs worked. According to Fox 10, the customer agrees to a price with the hostess, signs a contract, hands over a credit card and ID, gets a thumbprint, and takes a photo. Galarza said he believes his client was drugged because he barely remembers signing anything. (Related: NHL player reportedly committed embarrassing act involving stripper. Should fans be outraged?)
“They remember someone yelling at them to sign a document on a clipboard, saying, ‘Stop acting around and hold your pen properly,’ or telling a bouncer or hostess, ‘Stand up and smile, we did our best. ‘I remember being yelled at, ‘I’m not laughing,’ “I’m not laughing,” Galarza said, FOX 10 reported.
