NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The parent company of

Rick's Cabaret and other strip clubs, as well as five

executives, have been indicted over their alleged roles in a tax

fraud and bribery scheme, New York Attorney General Letitia

James said.

A 79-count indictment made public on Tuesday charged RCI

Hospitality Holdings ( RICK ), officials including Chief

Executive Eric Langan, and three of the company's Manhattan

strip clubs with conspiracy, bribery and criminal tax fraud,

among other crimes.

James said RCI executives bribed a former auditor with New

York's Department of Taxation and Finance to avoid paying more

than $8 million of sales tax from 2010 to 2024.

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