NY Exotic Dancers Arrested, Stand Accused of Drugging, Blackmailing Men

Imagine you're a guy, and your wife or girlfriend somehow finds out you apparently spent over one hundred thousand dollars at a local gentlemen's club? She's obviously going to want some answers. Now would you try telling her that you were unknowingly drugged, and then dragged to the club, and then forced to spend all that money without ever knowing you were ever there in the first place? Well if you are one of these four wealthy New York City area men, then your defense might actually have some ground.

An eight month joint investigation by the DEA and the NYPD has lead to the arrest of four exotic dancers who investigators claim had been "fishing" out wealthy gentlemen at small bars in Manhattan or Long Island. From there, they'd set up a meeting spot and then spike their drinks with ketamine or various drugs. Once drugged, they were taken back to the private rooms at the gentlemen's clubs where their credit cards were used to rack up huge charges. The targets would wake up the next day, remembering very little about their encounters the night before.

From the NY Daily News 

The duped doctor, Zyad Younan, was the biggest victim — he was socked with a massive $135,303 credit card bill after four supposed trips to Scores last November.

Authorities say that the victims were sent threatening texts and incrementing pictures of themselves while drugged once they attempted to dispute the credit card charges.

Also arrested was Carmine Vitolo of Pomona in Rockland County. He is the manager of the Roadhouse in New York City, who allegedly helped the women figure out how to run up the charges even higher.