The federal governing administration sentenced a nightclub proprietor in West Palm Beach to nearly six many years in prison for functioning an illegal sporting activities gambling and prostitution business enterprise, committing tax evasion and dollars laundering.
The govt is searching for to collect $10 million by way of the seizure and sale of residential and business homes in West Palm Beach front and Riviera Seaside, as effectively as the sale of other items, together with a Rolex watch and six autos, in accordance to the U.S. Attorney’s Office environment for the Southern District of Florida. A forfeiture listening to will be established at a later date.
Dion De Cesare owned Renegades, a restaurant and nightclub in West Palm Seashore. Two years ago, he was billed with jogging an unlawful sports gambling organization, conspiracy to commit dollars laundering and income laundering between 2015 and 2020. He also allegedly failed to fork out personal and payroll taxes among 2011 and 2013, and 2015 and 2016, tied to his possession of Renegades.
The Point out Attorney’s office environment alleged that he used a Costa Rica-dependent server to run the athletics betting undertaking.
De Cesare also created illicit profits from prostitution, gathering rental cash flow from Whispers All Ladies Staff members and NXT, in accordance to the U.S. Attorney’s Office environment. The federal government strategies to seize the homes that housed people businesses at 180 North Army Trail and 177 Manchester Lane in West Palm Seashore.
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He labored with his co-defendants Mark Paolantonio, Kelly Liza, Aundre Aarons and Josh Peasley to execute the techniques, in accordance to the complaint.
De Cesare admitted to supplying prostitution products and services throughout the 14 a long time he operated Whispers All Girls Workers and NXT, and laundering those proceeds as a result of third-get together lender accounts, as properly as using the funds to fork out charges and house loan payments for extra true estate.
The other houses include 5 condos at 1850, 1900, 1950 and 2050 North Congress Avenue in West Palm Seaside, which are portion of the Presidential Golfview condominium complex. Also anticipated to be seized and marketed: De Cesare’s waterfront 5-bed room residence at 3235 Embassy Generate in West Palm Beach front, and his lakefront four-bed room property at 1043 Huge Torch Avenue in Riviera Seaside. He began getting the homes in the early 2000s.
An August court filing states that De Cesare agreed to forfeit substitute house — probably due to the fact De Cesare by now marketed belongings the govt could not seize. That substitute residence involves a rental at 1118 25th Avenue in West Palm Seashore, a Costa Rican bank account with $10,000, a apartment at Croc’s Vacation resort and Casino in Jaco, Costa Rica and land in Escazu, Costa Rica.
De Cesare was also ordered to spend additional than $1 million in restitution.
