HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Executives at the Houston-based company behind Bombshells sports bar are being indicted for a multi-million dollar tax fraud scheme out of New York.

Investigators in New York say those executives used some of their strip clubs out of state to bribe a state auditor so they could get out of paying more than $8 million in sales tax.

According to a 66-page indictment from the attorney general's office in New York, five top executives from RCI Hospitality Holdings, including CEO Eric Langan, were part of a multi-million dollar bribery scheme that spanned from 2010 to 2024.

Investigators say altogether they're facing 79 charges ranging from conspiracy, bribery, to criminal tax fraud.

The company's website says they operate adult night clubs and sports bars around th

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