Suburban NJ couple confess their strip club was hotbed of prostitution: court papers

They were doing more than dancing at this jiggle joint.A New Jersey couple admitted their Sayreville strip club was a hotbed of prostitution as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.Doreen and Anthony Acciardi, of Freehold, will pay $705,000 in unpaid taxes and avoid jail, authorities said.The couple was accused in court documents obtained by The Post of managing a long-running prostitution operation out of Club 35, located on Route 35.Investigators alleged in the charging documents dancers performed sexual acts on patrons in the club’s VIP rooms.The ring raked in millions, authorities said in court filings.The Acciardis did not report the income they had earned through the prostitution business, prosecutors contended.Approximately $420,000 in cash seized from the club will count toward the taxes owed, according to state prosecutors.“The guilty pleas in this case underscore that illegal business dealings and tax cheating are not worth it,” said state Attorney General Matt Platkin.“Those crimes will not go undetected and once they’re uncovered, they will be prosecuted.”The husband and wife pleaded guilty Tuesday to maintaining a house of prostitution and failure to pay income tax.The Acciardis entered their pleas along with two associates, Jeanine Nichols and Jason Portes, who also took deals.The strip club remains open, but will face independent monitoring for a period of five years until Jan.

1, 2030.The monitoring will ensure the Acciardis keep their noses clean, officials said....