Defendant Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: You've heard the testimony: Strippers and athletes, money and mob connections. Now defendants have made a deal. The latest on the federal racketeering trial here in Atlanta. CNN's Art Harris joins us live now to bring us up to date. Art, what happened at that trial today?</s>ART HARRIS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It was a sudden about-face today in which Steve Kaplan, the owner of the Gold Club pled guilty to federal racketeering charges which means he will give up -- forfeit -- the $20 million a year money machine, the Gold Club, as well as serve up to three years in prison and pay a 5 million dollar fine -- Bill.</s>HEMMER: Art Harris, watching this trial here in the city of Atlanta. Apologize about the audio difficulties on that story.