Canton Man Convicted Of Taking $300K From Roswell Bar For Strip Clubs

ATLANTA, GA — A Canton man working as the manager of a Roswell sports bar is sentenced to prison after being accused of taking more than $300,000 from the restaurant to fund his adult entertainment club visits, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Thursday.

Scott Spilberg, 56, was convicted Sept. 19, 2022, after pleading guilty to wire fraud, the DOJ said.

He was sentenced to two years and six months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. He has also been ordered to pay $300,533.78 in restitution, the DOJ said.

Spilberg was hired in August 2020 as the manager of a Crabapple Road sports bar. The DOJ said he started using a company-issued debit card in October 2020 to pay for personal visits to two adult entertainment clubs.

According to the justice department, Spilberg visited the clubs more than 50 times in an 11-month period.

"The loss of this money caused a significant hardship to the restaurant and threatened the livelihood of its 40 employees and forced it to borrow COVID-relief funds to stay in business," justice officials said in a news release.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of the Roswell Police Department.