Father disputes son's $53,000 Fort Walton strip club bill
Associated Press
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- A father wants investigators to pursue fraud and larceny charges against a Panhandle strip club after his son ran up a $53,000 bill in a single night while celebrating his college graduation.
Joe Salter, 52, of Mary Esther, told investigators Club 10 employees took advantage of his 24-year-old son, Tommy. The younger Salter was at the club Aug. 18 to celebrate his graduation from Georgia Tech.
According to a report from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, Salter told employees he could only spend $600. But Club 10 owner Tim Beal said Salter bought at least 19 bottles of champagne - priced from $150 to $2,000.
Beal said Salter signed a receipt for each champagne purchase and even scrawled his initials next to itemized charges. But the elder Salter said only the signature on the first receipt matches his son's.
The sheriff's report alleges larceny and credit card fraud.
Beal said Salter appeared to know what he was doing throughout the night.
"This fellow was lucid," Beal said. "He was actually dancing with the manager, Chris, right before he left."
Beal said he had already talked to American Express after Salter filed a complaint with the company, seeking to have part of the charge withdrawn. The company decided in Club 10's favor, he said.
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The best comment posted after this article:
College degree from Georgia tech $40,000.00.
A night of partying at a strip club $53,000.00.
Having the coconuts to think the credit card company will forgive the bill...priceless.
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I guess stripper champagne is the next "Bubble" here in the Panhandle.
I wonder what's the difference between the $150 bottle and the $2,000 bottle? :roll:
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Beach Fanatic
I wonder how he has an AMEX at 24 with that kind of limit on it 
Beach Fanatic
I wonder how he has an AMEX at 24 with that kind of limit on itI am thinking that since Daddy is so involved that it is probably not the kids.
SoWal InsiderAuthor
I wonder how he has an AMEX at 24 with that kind of limit on it
I'll bet he was an authorized user of Dad's card.
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Beach Fanatic
I wonder what's the difference between the $150 bottle and the $2,000 bottle?The lap dance that came with it!
SoWal Expert
That is freaking hilarious! :funn:
Can't wait to read the depositions as this matter progresses!
Viva my low credit limit, hometown bank that would have flagged my account after the first bottle of champers, and lack of interest in strip clubs!
Can't wait to read the depositions as this matter progresses!
Viva my low credit limit, hometown bank that would have flagged my account after the first bottle of champers, and lack of interest in strip clubs!
Beach Fanatic
The lap dance that came with it!
I would say that champagne came with multitudes of "company."
SoWal Insider
I need to send this to my son. When he graduated from GT all he got was a party with some chicken nuggets, a cake, and a keg of beer. :funn:
superJfunn
that sounds like a dream and i am not even kidding
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
He is so lucky to have you as his mom.
Now that sounds like the PERFECT graduation party to me!!!!SoWal Expert
We left my graduation ceremony and realized we didn't have any champagne/drinks and we were in a dry county (on sundays).
Ironic that the only time in my college years that I had to cross the stateline for alcohol and bootleg it back was post-graduation w/ my parents.
Ironic that the only time in my college years that I had to cross the stateline for alcohol and bootleg it back was post-graduation w/ my parents.
SoWal Expert
Only someone who graduated from Georgia Tech, would spend $53,000 on booze at a strip club. What a waste. He could have bought some really good lapdances. :funn:
SoWal Expert
I'm pretty sure the 53K wasn't all for alcohol :roll:.
I'd ask GT for my money's back - he finally graduated at the age of 24 and can't do math!
I'd ask GT for my money's back - he finally graduated at the age of 24 and can't do math!
SoWal Expert
I guess Pops isn't going to be paying for grad school now.
Beach Fanatic
I guess Pops isn't going to be paying for grad school now.
53k at a strip club, I don't know what else he has to learn. I think he just got a "real world" education about what happens to idiots on the loose!
SoWal Expert
Doubt it, Daddy is still the one trying to fix the problem Jr. created!
SoWal Insider
I guess Pops isn't going to be paying for grad school now.
SJ please change your avatar..
. What is that smiley up to on your sig line???
SoWal Insider
The craziest part of the whole story is that AMEX sided with the strip club.
Funnkalicious
I wonder how he has an AMEX at 24 with that kind of limit on it
That's JUST what I was thinking. He makes it rain... Lucky strippers.
SoWal Expert
The craziest part of the whole story is that AMEX sided with the strip club.
You think they're going to give up their share of profit on that 53K?
Especially when the business owner has multiple signed receipts & even had the moron initial the itemized charges...........
Beach Fanatic
That's JUST what I was thinking. He makes it rain... Lucky strippers.
I don't think I could have pulled that off in Columbus when I graduated
SWGB
I wonder how he has an AMEX at 24 with that kind of limit on it
If it's a traditional AMEX it would have no predetermined limit. Didn't this happen at Scores strip club in New York?
Funnkalicious
If it's a traditional AMEX it would have no predetermined limit. Didn't this happen at Scores strip club in New York?
At Scores, you have to by the "Scores Bucks" from a machine. So you get stuck with money at the end of the night.
Beach Fanatic
Didn't this happen at Scores strip club in New York?No, it happened at Club 10 in FT.Walton!
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Beach Fanatic
OMG
chick 'n NUGGETS 
Beach Fanatic
That poor Techie should have gotten out of the library a little more often and gone to the Cheetah in ATL
Or......maybe he did and knew exactly what he was doing.
Poor "taken advantage of" boy.
Or......maybe he did and knew exactly what he was doing.
Poor "taken advantage of" boy.
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