Workers could allegedly perform simulated sex acts, furnish drug paraphernalia to patrons
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control accused a nightclub’s owner of permitting several employees to consume alcohol in unlicensed areas, to solicit the purchase of alcohol for their own consumption and to smoke or ingest cannabis on the premises.
Employees were also allowed to expose their genitalia, to perform simulated sex acts, and to furnish cocaine and drug paraphernalia to club patrons, the department claimed. These acts allegedly violated California’s Code of Regulations, Health and Safety Code and Business and Professions Code.
GC Brothers Entertainment LLC – the petitioner in the case of GC Brothers Entertainment, LLC v. Alcohol Beverage Control Appeals Board – owned a nightclub called The Palms. It held a license authorizing the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption on the premises.
In 2019, undercover personnel of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control saw several activities taking place in the club that they considered illicit.
In September 2020, the department brought against the petitioner an accusation claiming that it exceeded its license privileges by knowingly permitting the illegal sale, possession, and consumption of alcohol and controlled substances on its premises. The department delivered the accusation via mail to the club’s address by Sept. 14, 2020.
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