478:'s bribery trial, Conforte flubbed the date of one of the two bribes and Claiborne had a solid alibi on the other bribe Conforte alleged to have made. Jurors were deadlocked and the trial ended in a mistrial. Conforte was prosecuted separately for the crime of attempted bribery of the Lyon County district attorney and sentenced to eighteen months in state prison to run concurrently with his federal sentence.
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Jury released its Final Report on Joseph
Conforte, exposing his Mob ties and political connections across the country. In a statement, Conforte retorted: "The grand jury as it exists today in Washoe County is a colossal fraud. You can put 17 angels with one attorney in a grand jury room for two years, such as these grand jurors have been, and end up with 17 devils."
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Judicial District Court-Reno: “…the Government believes Defendant Conforte and Defendant Neves are both deceased, although the Government has not been able to secure either American or Brazilian death certificates.” Conforte's place of burial or entombment is also unknown.
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Investigator Kemp Shiffer: "Is Joe Conforte a crook? Absolutely he is. He did everything we said he did. Extortion, conspiracy, bribery, racketeering, money laundering, wire fraud; he is guilty of it all. He's a crook, but he is a brilliant crook. The man stayed a step ahead of us
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commissioners and the sheriff, who controlled county liquor and brothel licensing, demanded the IRS trustee overseeing the
Mustang Ranches obtain a brothel license. When the IRS trustee tried to apply, however, the commissioners rezoned the area of Mustang Ranch to outlaw prostitution, forcing the
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December 1980, Conforte fled the country to avoid prison for the tax evasion conviction and also prosecution for the attempted bribery of John Giomi. Conforte lived as a fugitive of U.S. justice in Brazil for three years. While living as a fugitive, Conforte claimed he had bribed federal judge
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Northwestern Nevada, and was quoted in the Nevada State Journal on March 21, 1976: "Conforte said if organized crime elements move into Northern Nevada against his warnings, "Then there's going to be a war."" In March 1976, the Washoe County Grand
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Using a proxy, Joe
Conforte secretly bought the Mustang Ranch back from the government at pennies on the dollar of what he owed. Conforte's brothel license with Storey County had been maintained throughout all this. The shell company that took control of Mustang Ranch hired Joe to run the place.
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Mustang Ranch stock that could have satisfied the remainder of his debt to the IRS, but three attempts at the IPO failed. Joe then blamed the IRS for interference through his bankruptcy attorney. Conforte's attorney, Peter A. Perry declared on September 21,
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Conforte died in Brazil on March 4, 2019, at age 93 from pneumonia associated with Alzheimer's and a heart condition. No news article, death certificate, or public sources corroborate his death. May 5, 2020, racketeering indictments of Conforte from 1995 and 1998 were
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Joe
Conforte operated illegal brothels in Oakland, California in 1952 and 1953. He moved to Wadsworth, Nevada in 1955 and started the Triangle River Ranch brothel. His operation grew and soon he met and teamed up with Sally Burgess, with whom he had a series of run-ins with law enforcement:
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steamship in December 1937. Giuseppe was given the name Joseph by immigration services. Conforte's father Agostino ran a small produce shop in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston where he taught young Joe how to sell fruits and vegetables. Agostino also sold bootleg alcohol. As printed in
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granted Conforte a reduced sentence in exchange for his testimony. Conforte gave himself up to the U.S. federal authorities in Miami in December 1983. He provided testimony of alleged bribes paid to Claiborne before a Reno grand jury and Claiborne was indicted based on those claims.
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He enlisted in the United States Army on November 1, 1945, before his twentieth birthday. Because of his fake birth date, he was drafted late. He was in the military police in the army and discharged in January 1950 as a staff sergeant.
402:, 1972: "... has appeared nationally in magazine and television profiles, and is widely heralded as a folk hero for his fearless, one-man crusade to legalize prostitution in Nevada--and then "the whole goddamn country.""
565:(RICO), including a pattern of racketeering. A superseding indictment in August 1998 added the A.G.E. Corporation and co-conspirators. U.S. Department of Justice attempts to extradite Joe from Brazil failed.
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signed anti-vice bill SB214, also known as the county option brothel bill, into law, giving counties the ability to license and regulate brothels while outlawing Clark County-Las Vegas to keep Conforte out.
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as licensee, was first in the nation to be licensed under the new state law. The event lead to instant fame for Joe Conforte who assumed the role as leader of the legal prostitution movement.
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Conforte spoke publicly about the need and benefit of legal prostitution to organizations such as the Lions Club, Rotary Club, on national and regional TV shows, and on talk radio. From
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Conforte ran away from home to Manhattan in New York City at age fifteen. He moved to Los Angeles in 1942 and soon leased the produce side of the Shermart Market in West Hollywood.
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1990: "... attempts at frustrating the sale were not done in good faith in complete contravention of the agreement between Confortes and IRS to convert the Ranch to a Chapter 7."
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agents seized the Mustang Ranch and other property. The IRS placed a trustee to operate the brothels in hopes of getting back the taxes Joe and Sally Conforte owed.
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Miller, Ken (April 14, 1984). "Claiborne left hanging; new trial set for July, Mistrial called after 8 days of deliberation". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1.
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December 1984, Conforte was released from federal prison after serving twelve months of what was an original twenty-year sentence for tax evasion and fraud.
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Brenn, Courtney (December 19, 1990). "Mustang alive and kicking, Brothel opens amid confusion over legality". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1.
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Frady, Steven R. (September 8, 1978). "Bucchianeri denies he withheld death threat letter". Nevada Appeal (Carson City). p. 5.
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Fitten, Ron (October 4, 1990). "IRS still plans to sell Mustang, despite bar on prostitution". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1B.
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Henderson, Mike (June 23, 1999). "Witnesses testify Conforte paid officials to keep brothel". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 11.
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O'Driscoll, Patrick (December 16, 1983). "Brothel owner wants to return to Brazil". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. back page.
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Oliva, Mark (March 21, 1976). "The Meeting: Police Link Conforte With Crime Family Figure". Nevada State Journal. p. 3.
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Oliva, Mark (May 22, 1976). "Boxer Bonavena slain at Mustang, Conforte bodyguard arrested". Reno Evening Gazette. p. 1.
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Zappe, John; Oliva, Mark; McMillan, Doug (July 3, 1979). "Conforte charged with bribery". Reno Evening Gazette. p. 21.
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Phillis, Michael (January 27, 1991). "Conforte continues to thwart licensing challenge". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 13.
521:: "Overseeing the ranch might be just the thing to get Washington mayor Marion Barry interested in government work again."
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Voyles, Susan (September 22, 1990). "Bordello puts Nevada back in national spotlight". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 5.
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had Conforte on a list to be included in their Black Book of undesirables but did not add him for unexplained reasons.
1252:"The Report: Investigation Began With Conforte Land Deal". Nevada State Journal. March 16, 1976. pp. 1, 2, 10–11.
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acquired some of the buildings and furniture along with the name, and started doing business as Mustang Ranch Lounge.
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The IRS drastically reduced the tens of millions of dollars of taxes Joe and Sally Conforte owed to $ 7.3 million.
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Mullen Jr., Frank; Cox, Don (September 19, 1990). "Bankrupt Mustang closes shop". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1.
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Miller, Ken (November 26, 1983). "Brothel owner wants land sale to cut tax bill". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1.
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Bremner, Faith (September 8, 1992). "Mustang Ranch's Sally Conforte dead at 75". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1.
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Harper, Dennis (April 4, 1979). "Mercado's right does the job". The Brandon Sun (Winnipeg, Canada). p. 10.
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Timko, Steve (January 30, 1997). "IRS thinks Conforte still owns Mustang". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1D.
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Phillis, Michael (December 11, 1983). "Role reversal for Judge Claiborne". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1C.
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UPI (Reno, Nevada) (October 29, 1977). "Conforte Dealt 20-Year Prison Sentence". Las Vegas Sun. p. 4.
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the entire time. I worked that case for thirteen years... He slid right through and out of the country."
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Cooper, Dick (February 25, 1984). "Conforte plea bargain disclosed". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1.
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McMillan, Doug (March 16, 1976). "Conforte: Report Brings Laughter". Nevada State Journal. p. 2.
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Joseph Conforte and/or Mustang Bridge Ranch were featured on television and in magazines, including:
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United States v. Joseph Conforte, AGE Ent., AGE Corp., Shirley Colletti, Joann Olcese, Eduardo Neves
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Henderson, Mike (August 10, 1999). "Feds lock door at the Mustang". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1.
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Henderson, Mike (October 23, 1999). "Brazil won't return Conforte". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1.
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UPI (Carson City, Nevada) (November 30, 1967). "Nevada's Black Book Revamped". The Argus. p. 2.
1028:"Conforte Asks Reduction In Tax Evasion Sentence". Nevada State Journal. August 16, 1963. p. 7.
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Farrell, Barry (August 2, 1976). "The Killing At the Notorious Mustang Ranch". New West. p. 35.
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A week after the Mustang Ranch opened in May 1976, seventh-ranked heavyweight boxer from Argentina,
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Miller, Ken (November 14, 1986). "Nevada's world-famous brothel". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 18.
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Death Record, Italia, Siracusa, Siracusa, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1900-1942, Imprescia, Francesca
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961:"Conforte Nabbed Twice in Battle With Raggio". Nevada State Journal. December 5, 1959. p. 18.
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Henderson, Mike (August 23, 1991). "'This time I'm serious'". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1B.
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Phillis, Mike (November 14, 1990). "Sold! For $ 1.49 million". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1.
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Melton, Wayne (December 10, 1983). "Conforte gets 18 months". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1.
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Bock, Hal (October 3, 1980). "No miracle for Ali this time". Reno Evening Gazette. p. 48.
950:"Bagnio Owner Finds Clark Climate 'Cool'". Reno Evening Gazette. October 26, 1959. p. 10.
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983:"Lyon County Closes Houses Of Ill Fame". Reno Evening Gazette. December 8, 1959. p. 13.
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later that year in an elimination bout to determine who would fight for the world title.
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Breen, Erin (May 30, 2004). "Conforte IN EXILE". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 10.
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Uncle Sam attempting to run a whorehouse became comedic fodder on late-night TV:
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864:"The Conforte chronology". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 23, 1990. p. 15.
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799:"Why Conforte has different birthdays". Reno Gazette-Journal. March 23, 1984.
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848:"Conforte, Joseph: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946"
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brothel on May 15, 1976 received little to no coverage by the news media.
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Astor, Gerald (June 29, 1971). "Legal Prostitution Spreads in Nevada".
1076:"Mustang Chronology". Reno Gazette-Journal. August 8, 1999. p. 14.
1039:"Conforte Released". Nevada State Journal. December 3, 1965. p. 1.
1121:"N.R.S. 244.345, 8: limitation on licensing of houses of prostitution"
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1052:"Nevada's Most Infamous Brothel, Mustang Ranch, Back In Business"
412:(Colombia) who went on to beat Trevor Berbick in 1979 to win the
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1276:"Bonavena Is Slain; A Top Heavyweight"
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1150:"Mustang: The House That Joe Built"
994:MacKenzie, Walt (October 9, 2014).
826:Greene, Robin (November 23, 1972).
637:8 News NOW | KLAS-TV (2008-05-01).
1727:American brothel owners and madams
900:. Citadel Press. pp. 83–176.
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998:. NevadaAppeal.com: Nevada Appeal
371:Mustang: The House That Joe Built
1695:The Mustang Ranch/American Greed
1274:Rogers, Thomas (May 23, 1976).
828:"Joe Conforte, Crusading Pimp"
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677:Donahue Show - Mustang Ranch
614:CNBC Ambition (2009-03-03).
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996:"Local Vice Figure Jailed"
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1690:Joseph Conforte Genealogy
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