OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 66-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to being involved in running a prostitution ring out of an exotic dance club.
Ruby Venditte pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to transport a woman between Iowa and Nebraska to engage in prostitution. A plea deal would allow the co-owner of Goodfellas to avoid jail time and be placed on probation. The judge may reject the plea agreement.
Prosecutors say Venditte and her 68-year-old husband, Louis Venditte, managed the club as a front for prostitution-related activities from 2003 to October 2013. According to the plea agreement, the couple persuaded women they hired as exotic dancers to engage in sex acts with customers.
Louis Venditte has pleaded guilty to four federal prostitution charges.