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{{short description|American mobster}}
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'''Francis Colacurcio, Sr.''' (June 18, 1917 – July 2, 2010<ref name=death>{{cite news |url= http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012264324_colacurcioobit03m.html |title= Frank Colacurcio Sr., Seattle's legendary organized-crime figure, dies at 93 |date= July 2, 2010 |accessdate= 2010-08-14 | work=The Seattle Times | first=Steve | last=Miletich}}</ref>) was a businessman and boss of the ] known for running strip clubs in Seattle, Washington. He gained notoriety as a subject of ongoing federal investigations into ] in the city and was suspected of being an organized crime boss.<ref name="Stripper King">{{cite news |url= http://www.seattleweekly.com/2003-07-23/news/the-stripper-king.php |title= The Stripper King: The story of Frank Colacurcio, the Bellevue boy who built a notorious nightlife empire |work= ] (reprint of 10 July 1996 Eastsideweek article) |date= 2003-07-23 |author= Rick Anderson }}</ref> <!-- Unsourced image removed: ] --> '''Francis Colacurcio Sr.''' (June 18, 1917 – July 2, 2010)<ref name=death>{{cite news |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/frank-colacurcio-sr-seattles-legendary-organized-crime-figure-dies-at-93/ |title= Frank Colacurcio Sr., Seattle's legendary organized-crime figure, dies at 93 |date= July 2, 2010 |accessdate= 2010-08-14 | work=The Seattle Times | first=Steve | last=Miletich}}</ref> was an American ] and boss of the ] known for running ]s in ], ]. He was a subject of ongoing federal investigations into ] in the city and was suspected of being an organized crime boss.<ref name="Stripper King">{{cite news |url= http://www.seattleweekly.com/2003-07-23/news/the-stripper-king.php |title= The Stripper King: The story of Frank Colacurcio, the Bellevue boy who built a notorious nightlife empire |work= ] (reprint of 10 July 1996 Eastsideweek article) |date= 2003-07-23 |author= Rick Anderson |access-date= 23 May 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090810171537/http://www.seattleweekly.com/2003-07-23/news/the-stripper-king.php |archive-date= 10 August 2009 |url-status= dead }}</ref> <!-- Unsourced image removed: ] -->


==Early years== ==Early life==
Born to immigrant parents from ], Colacurcio was the second oldest of nine children. He grew up working his father's vegetable farm in Seattle on land that is now ]. During the ], Colacurcio dropped out of school at age 15 and started a produce-hauling business.<ref name="Colacurcio family">{{cite news |url= http://seattlepi.com/local/132532_frank26.html |title= Colacurcio family no stranger to controversy |work= ] |date= 2003-07-26 |author= Lewis Kamb }}</ref> Colacurcio later worked as a butcher, farm hand, truck driver, and pulp mill worker. By age 18, he had opened his first trucking company. Born to immigrant parents from ] ], Colacurcio was the eldest of nine children, and worked on his father's vegetable farm in Seattle. He dropped out of school before completing the eighth grade and started a produce-hauling business.<ref name="Colacurcio family">{{cite news |url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-105912075.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121106065920/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-105912075.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2012-11-06 |title= Colacurcio family no stranger to controversy |work= ] |date= 2003-07-26 |author= Kamb, Lewis |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref> Colacurcio later worked as a butcher, farm hand, truck driver, and ] worker.<ref name=magnate>{{cite news |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Seattle-strip-club-magnate-Frank-Colacurcio-Sr-884591.php |title=Seattle strip-club magnate Frank Colacurcio Sr. dies at 93 |work=seattlepi.com |first1=Scott |last1=Gutierrez |first2=Casey |last2=McNerthney |date=July 1, 2010 |accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref> By age 18, he had opened his first trucking company.<ref name=skyvalley>{{cite news |url=http://www.skyvalleychronicle.com/?t=News_inside_display&nid=406741&curl=BREAKING-NEWS%2FSTRIP-CLUB-OPERATOR-AND-LONG-TIME-ALLEGED-SEATTLE-CRIME-BOSS-FRANK-COLACURCIO-DEAD-AT-93&nhr10000309=5&nhc10000309=5 |title=Strip Club Operator and Long Time Alleged Seattle Crime Boss Frank Colacurcio Dead at 93 |work=] |date=July 3, 2010 |accessdate=July 17, 2011 |archive-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325030044/http://www.skyvalleychronicle.com/?t=News_inside_display&nid=406741&curl=BREAKING-NEWS%2FSTRIP-CLUB-OPERATOR-AND-LONG-TIME-ALLEGED-SEATTLE-CRIME-BOSS-FRANK-COLACURCIO-DEAD-AT-93&nhr10000309=5&nhc10000309=5 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In 1943, Colacurcio was convicted of having sex with an nine-year-old girl.<ref name="Sentenced for assault">{{cite news |url= http://seattlepi.com/local/215142_colacurcio09.html |title= Colacurcio Sr. sentenced for assault in club |work= ] |date= 2005-03-09 |author= Kathy Mulady }}</ref> He served more than a year at the Monroe State Reformatory (now known as the Washington State Reformatory). In 1943, Colacurcio was convicted for having sex with an underage girl.<ref name="Sentenced for assault">{{cite news |url= http://seattlepi.com/local/215142_colacurcio09.html |title= Colacurcio Sr. sentenced for assault in club |work= ] |date= 2005-03-09 |author= Kathy Mulady }}</ref> He served more than a year at the ] (now known as the Washington State Reformatory).<ref name=skyvalley />


== Career ==
==Entertainment empire==
In the 1950s, Colacurcio entered the jukebox, cigarette, and vending machine businesses. Business rivals claimed that he used threats to control the trade. With money earned from these businesses, Colacurcio started investing in bars, restaurants and clubs. To avoid trouble obtaining liquor licenses, Colacurcio had relatives and associates front as the business owners. In 1957,<ref name="Stripper King"/> he was subpoenaed to testify before the U.S. ]. Although Colacurcio never testified, Committee Counsel ] did question him about his alleged racketeering activities in Seattle. In the 1950s, Colacurcio entered the ], cigarette, and ] businesses. Business rivals claimed that he used threats to control the trade. With money earned from these businesses, Colacurcio started investing in bars, restaurants, and clubs. To avoid trouble obtaining ], Colacurcio had relatives and associates front as the business owners. In 1957,<ref name="Stripper King"/> he was subpoenaed to testify before the U.S. ]. Although Colacurcio never testified, Committee Counsel ] did question him about his alleged racketeering activities in Seattle.<ref name=death />


In the 1960s, Colacurcio acquired more interests in restaurants and nightclubs. In 1962, he opened a ] at the ]. In 1965, Colacurcio introduced ] to Seattle at the Firelite Room. In 1969, Colacurcio was convicted of assaulting a former bartender working as a police informant. In the 1960s, Colacurcio acquired more interests in restaurants and nightclubs. In 1962, he opened a ] at the ].<ref name=death />


⚫ In 2003, law enforcement launched a criminal investigation in the Seattle area known as "]."<ref name="Strippergate">{{cite news |url= http://seattlepi.com/opinion/232241_stripgated.asp |title= 'Strippergate': Corruption, Seattle style |work= ] |date= 2005-07-13 |author= ] editorial board }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The investigation focused on Frank Sr, Frank Jr., and former Washington Governor ] for bribing members of the ]. In 2005, both Frank Sr. and Frank Jr. were indicted, but in February 2006 the judge dismissed the charges. Rosellini was not charged in the investigation.
==Recent investigations==


⚫ In March 2006, the FBI started a multi-agency task force to investigate alleged organized crime, racketeering, and ] murders tied to Frank Sr. In April 2006, the ] reinstated money laundering and political corruption charges from Strippergate charges against Frank Sr. and Frank Jr.
⚫ In 2003, law enforcement launched a criminal investigation in the Seattle area known as "]"<ref name="Strippergate">{{cite news |url= http://seattlepi.com/opinion/232241_stripgated.asp |title= 'Strippergate': Corruption, Seattle style |work= ] |date= 2005-07-13 |author= ] editorial board }}</ref> The investigation focused on Frank Sr, Frank Jr., and former Washington Governor ] for bribing members of the ]. In 2005, both Frank Sr. and Frank Jr. were indicted, but in February 2006 the judge dismissed the charges. Rosellini was not charged in the investigation.


⚫ On June 2, 2008, local police and federal agents raided Frank Sr.'s home in ], the Talents West offices, and multiple strip clubs in three counties.<ref>
⚫ In March 2006, the FBI started a multi-agency task force to investigate alleged organized crime, racketeering, and ] murders tied to Frank Sr. In April 2006, the ] reinstated money laundering and political corruption charges from Strippergate charges against Frank Sr. and Frank Jr.
⚫ {{cite news |url= http://seattlepi.com/local/365475_strip03.html |title= Police, feds raid strip clubs: Corruption |work= ] |date= 2008-06-02 |author1= Scott Gutierrez |author2= Paul Shukovsky |author3= Kathy Mulady |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100207222703/http://www.seattlepi.com/local/365475_strip03.html |archivedate= 2010-02-07 }}</ref>


⚫ On June 30, 2009, Frank Sr., Frank Jr., and four associates were indicted by a ] on racketeering and other charges stemming from years-long investigations into allegations of prostitution and money laundering.<ref>{{Cite news
⚫ On June 2, 2008, local police and federal agents raided Frank Sr.'s home in ], the Talents West offices, and multiple strip clubs in three counties.<ref>
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⚫ On June 30, 2009, Frank Sr., Frank Jr., and four associates were indicted by a ] on racketeering and other charges stemming from years-long investigations into allegations of prostitution and money laundering.<ref>{{Cite news
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Junior, 48, pleaded guilty to a racketeering-conspiracy charge in June 2010. In exchange, federal prosecutors agreed to dismiss fourteen other charges.<ref name=jrgptrm10>{{cite news |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/frank-colacurcio-jr-gets-prison-term-13m-fine/ |work=Seattle Times |last=Carter |first=Mike |title=Frank Colacurcio Jr. gets prison term, $1.3M fine |date=September 24, 2010 |accessdate=March 22, 2017}}</ref> He was sentenced in September to a year in jail and fined $1.3 million.<ref name=jrgptrm10/><ref name=fbipress>{{cite web|url=https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/seattle/press-releases/2010/se092410a.htm |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |agency=(press release) |title=Frank Colacurcio Jr. sentenced to prison in strip club case Colacurcio Jr. forfeits millions in cash and property |date=September 24, 2010 |accessdate=March 22, 2017}}</ref>


==Death==
On July 2, 2010, Colacurcio died at the ] in Seattle.<ref name=death />
In declining health, Colacurcio died at the age of 93 of heart failure, on July 2, 2010, at the ] in Seattle;<ref name=death /> he was buried at Acacia Memorial Park in Lake Forest Park.


==References== ==References==
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*Jim Brunner and Steve Miletich. . January 23, 2008. The Seattle Times *Jim Brunner and Steve Miletich. . January 23, 2008. The Seattle Times


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Latest revision as of 23:43, 8 June 2024

American mobster
Frank Colacurcio
BornFrank Colacurcio
(1917-06-18)June 18, 1917
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
DiedJuly 2, 2010(2010-07-02) (aged 93)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Resting placeAcacia Memorial Park
Lake Forest Park, Washington
OccupationCrime boss
ChildrenFrank Colacurcio Jr.
AllegianceColacurcio Organization

Francis Colacurcio Sr. (June 18, 1917 – July 2, 2010) was an American mobster and boss of the Colacurcio Organization known for running strip clubs in Seattle, Washington. He was a subject of ongoing federal investigations into organized crime in the city and was suspected of being an organized crime boss.

Early life

Born to immigrant parents from southern Italy, Colacurcio was the eldest of nine children, and worked on his father's vegetable farm in Seattle. He dropped out of school before completing the eighth grade and started a produce-hauling business. Colacurcio later worked as a butcher, farm hand, truck driver, and pulp mill worker. By age 18, he had opened his first trucking company.

In 1943, Colacurcio was convicted for having sex with an underage girl. He served more than a year at the Monroe State Reformatory (now known as the Washington State Reformatory).

Career

In the 1950s, Colacurcio entered the jukebox, cigarette, and vending machine businesses. Business rivals claimed that he used threats to control the trade. With money earned from these businesses, Colacurcio started investing in bars, restaurants, and clubs. To avoid trouble obtaining liquor licenses, Colacurcio had relatives and associates front as the business owners. In 1957, he was subpoenaed to testify before the U.S. Senate Rackets Committee. Although Colacurcio never testified, Committee Counsel Robert F. Kennedy did question him about his alleged racketeering activities in Seattle.

In the 1960s, Colacurcio acquired more interests in restaurants and nightclubs. In 1962, he opened a beer garden at the Seattle World's Fair.

In 2003, law enforcement launched a criminal investigation in the Seattle area known as "Strippergate." The investigation focused on Frank Sr, Frank Jr., and former Washington Governor Albert Rosellini for bribing members of the Seattle City Council. In 2005, both Frank Sr. and Frank Jr. were indicted, but in February 2006 the judge dismissed the charges. Rosellini was not charged in the investigation.

In March 2006, the FBI started a multi-agency task force to investigate alleged organized crime, racketeering, and cold case murders tied to Frank Sr. In April 2006, the state supreme court reinstated money laundering and political corruption charges from Strippergate charges against Frank Sr. and Frank Jr.

On June 2, 2008, local police and federal agents raided Frank Sr.'s home in Lake Forest Park, the Talents West offices, and multiple strip clubs in three counties.

On June 30, 2009, Frank Sr., Frank Jr., and four associates were indicted by a federal grand jury on racketeering and other charges stemming from years-long investigations into allegations of prostitution and money laundering. Junior, 48, pleaded guilty to a racketeering-conspiracy charge in June 2010. In exchange, federal prosecutors agreed to dismiss fourteen other charges. He was sentenced in September to a year in jail and fined $1.3 million.

Death

In declining health, Colacurcio died at the age of 93 of heart failure, on July 2, 2010, at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle; he was buried at Acacia Memorial Park in Lake Forest Park.

References

  1. ^ Miletich, Steve (July 2, 2010). "Frank Colacurcio Sr., Seattle's legendary organized-crime figure, dies at 93". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ^ Rick Anderson (2003-07-23). "The Stripper King: The story of Frank Colacurcio, the Bellevue boy who built a notorious nightlife empire". Seattle Weekly (reprint of 10 July 1996 Eastsideweek article). Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2007.
  3. Kamb, Lewis (2003-07-26). "Colacurcio family no stranger to controversy". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  4. Gutierrez, Scott; McNerthney, Casey (July 1, 2010). "Seattle strip-club magnate Frank Colacurcio Sr. dies at 93". seattlepi.com. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  5. ^ "Strip Club Operator and Long Time Alleged Seattle Crime Boss Frank Colacurcio Dead at 93". Sky Valley Chronicle. July 3, 2010. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  6. Kathy Mulady (2005-03-09). "Colacurcio Sr. sentenced for assault in club". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  7. Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial board (2005-07-13). "'Strippergate': Corruption, Seattle style". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  8. Scott Gutierrez; Paul Shukovsky; Kathy Mulady (2008-06-02). "Police, feds raid strip clubs: Corruption". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2010-02-07.
  9. Ith, Ian (2009). "Colacurcio Sr., five others indicted on a charge of conspiracy and racketeering". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  10. ^ Carter, Mike (September 24, 2010). "Frank Colacurcio Jr. gets prison term, $1.3M fine". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  11. "Frank Colacurcio Jr. sentenced to prison in strip club case Colacurcio Jr. forfeits millions in cash and property". Federal Bureau of Investigation. (press release). September 24, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
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