Gus Curcio and his brother Francis were convicted December 14, 1983 by a federal jury in Hartford, Connecticut of being in the loan shark business.
To wit: "The defendants were convicted on December 14, 1983, by a jury, having been charged in a seven-count indictment with criminal conspiracy to make extortionate extensions of credit, together with several additional substantive counts of making specific loans constituting criminal acts of extortionate extensions of credit, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
"[3] The Court noted "The history of this case is long and filled with delays and frustrations, some circumstantial and others obviously planned and deliberate, made with the purposeful intention of obstructing the administration of justice.
[3] Francis Curcio, then weighing 470 pounds, then staged a car collision to fake a back injury in an attempt to delay trial.
[3] Gus Curcio Sr. owns dozens of business in Connecticut and other states, and he often places his associates like Joseph Regensburger,[4] Dahill D'Onofrio, and his wife Julia Kish as officers, directors or members of the corporations or limited liability companies.
Mr. Curcio is a sophisticated consumer of legal services, and has utilized the state and federal courts, like bankruptcy, to further his business interests.
He has even sued his own son, Gus Curcio Jr.[5] The Connecticut Appellate Court held in that case that "The documentary evidence and the testimony of the witnesses, however, when reviewed in their entirety, demonstrate that the parties were engaged in intrafamilial business dealings which involved loosely documented, or completely undocumented, corporate transactions, including real estate transfers, for reasons such as the protection of assets from potential creditors.
In 2011, his wife Kish, and Joseph Regensburger filed an application requesting partial or full nude dancing within the restaurant.
[13][14] Keepers, Inc. and its then-president, Joseph Regensburger, were sued by six former exotic dancers in 2015 for misclassification of them as independent contractors when in reality they were employees.
The Fair Labor Standards Act allows for the decision maker of a company to be personally liable for wage and hour violations.
[17] The Connecticut Supreme Court denied Keepers petition for writ of certiorari January 17, 2023,[17] meaning that the arbitration award is a full and final judgment.
[26] Connecticut Entertainment Business Association's mission is "to educate its members and promote the interests of the adult entertainment industry in Connecticut by promoting seminars for members, lobbying efforts with regard to proposed legislative changes and funding litigation critical to the future of the industry.
[8] On April 20, 2012, Gus Curcio Sr filed a 37-page report claiming to be the owner of Recycling Inc, located on 990 Naugatuck Ave. Milford, Connecticut.