ST. LOUIS (AP) - A woman has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to operating an underground brothel and strip club in her home.
Carmen A. Fluker pleaded guilty in October to a federal felony charge of promoting prostitution.
Police say she used her one-story brick home to host nude dancers and sell liquor. They say her teenage son's bedroom doubled as a VIP room for private dances. She would announce the club was open by texting prospective customers.
In 2011, police raided a similar type of club being run out of Fluker's Bel-Ridge home.
About 30 people were arrested, but Fluker and her then-husband weren't charged.