Family That Owns Sayreville Strip Club Must Pay $705,067 In Income Tax Evasion

SAYREVILLE, NJ — The family that owns XXXV Club (Club 35) go-go bar in Sayreville was sentenced Tuesday.

Club owner Anthony Acciardi Sr. was sentenced by Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Thomas Abode to three years of probation, according to New Jersey court records. His wife, Doreen Acciardi, was given the same probation terms. The couple lives in Freehold.

Acciardi was also ordered to pay $705,067 restitution to the state of New Jersey.

In June, the Acciardis pleaded guilty to allowing prostitution to occur at the strip club they own, located on Rt. 35 in Sayreville. They also admitted failing to pay a total of $705,000 in income tax on revenue generated from the club.

The New Jersey Attorney General has been investigating Club 35 since 2022. The state says the club allowed prostitution to occur there, and that dancers performed sexual acts for cash on patrons in back VIP rooms.

Also in June, their sons, Anthony Acciardi Jr., of Old Bridge, and Stephen Acciardi, of Freehold Township, pleaded guilty to maintaining a house of prostitution. The two brothers operated ATMs in the nightclub, through their business Acciboys, LLC.

On Tuesday, the two sons were entered into a pretrial intervention, MyCentralJersey reported. They have to be in the program for three years and pay mandatory fines and penalties.

Acciardi Sr. was originally charged with racketeering, conspiracy to engage in racketeering, money laundering, maintaining a house of prostitution and failure to pay state taxes among other crimes.

The Acciardi's daughter, Angela Mancini, 35, who lives in Colts Neck, was also initially arrested alongside her parents and two brothers, but the county prosecutor later dropped all criminal charges against her. She has since sued the Middlesex County Prosecutor, alleging the prosecutor only used her as a pawn to get her parents and brothers to plead guilty.

Sayreville Strip Club Owner's Daughter Sues Middlesex Prosecutor, Saying She Was Unfairly Arrested (Sept. 5)