Tampa Strip Clubs: In Florida, a respected judge’s career ends amid accusations he …
June 21, 2009In Florida, a respected judge’s career ends amid accusations he helped stripper hide her money | San Francisco Examiner
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“It is axiomatic that ‘Judge’ and ‘Stripper‘ showing up in a headline is never a good thing, especially if you happen to be the ‘Judge,’” then Tampa Tribune columnist Daniel Ruth wrote after the story broke.
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Stringer, who has said he had a friendship and business relationship with stripper Christy Yamanaka, declined to comment for this story. His attorney did not return repeated messages left at his office.
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She said she met the judge at an Italian restaurant in 1995, when she was a stripper in Tampa. Five years later, she was deep in debt and turned to him for advice. Later, she said she went public after Stringer refused to repay money he owed her.