TOPEKA (KSNT) - Court filings have revealed new details about the federal investigation into a Topeka strip club owner.
On June 6, Leonard Rrapaj was indicted on one count of illegal possession of a machine gun. According to the indictment, the weapon in question is a handgun with a machine gun conversion device and ammunition.
On Sept. 5, Rrapaj filed a motion with the court for the return of property seized from his home and business. He argued the government should return items it seized which are unrelated to the pending charge. The listed items were cash, guns and ammunition, surveillance equipment, watches and jewelry.
The court denied the request. Its response, filed on Sept. 19, revealed several relevant facts about the case.
According to the court filing, law enforcement had b