Feds seek license to operate topless bar

The Las Vegas Sun reports:

In an about face, the U.S. Marshals Service says it now wants to apply for an exotic dance permit and liquor license from the city to operate the Crazy Horse Too.

The change in attitude comes as the value of the Crazy Horse Too has plummeted by millions of dollars since the Marshals Service allowed the liquor license to lapse June 30 without finding a buyer to run the topless club.

At the time, U.S. District Judge Philip Pro criticized the Marshals Service for not applying for a liquor license to take over the club in the absence of a buyer to retain the value of the property. The Marshals Service said at the time it did not want to get into the topless club business.

The strategy to run the Crazy Horse Too also comes as a California Bank has filed court papers asking Pro to lift a stay prohibiting the bank from foreclosing on the government-seized strip club to satisfy a $5 million loan it made to former owner Rick Rizzolo.

Great moments in activist government.