"It is with tremendous heartfelt sadness to announce the passing of Michael James. Galeota's imprisonment abroad marks the end of one of Miami's most outrageous eras, when Russian and Colombian cartels stocked strip clubs with cheap prostitutes and cheaper cocaine. In describing Tarzan, Almeida says in the film, He struck me as an oddball. Tarzan classifies Almeida as a guy who had two drinks and thought he was Tony Montana. As for movie-star handsome, hooker-loving Yesters first impression of Tarzan: I said, This f- -king guy is trouble. Thirty minutes later, I loved the trouble., Abetted by the tumultuous state of the former Soviet Union the ruble was completely devalued and state-owned resources went to whomever had the most firepower gaining access to the submarine was surprisingly easy. A poster on the wall advertises "Lesby Show: 2 Girls per Person" for $350. But Tony had darker secrets. independent local journalism in Miami. At night, the guards lock the gate and leave, turning over control of each cell block to prisoners. Instead, he says competitors pulled government strings to screw him. "Bill was one of the most influential people in Miami," Galeota says. But it was abundantly clear that the key figure in the deal was Yester and his story would be particularly illuminating though the CIA, DEA and FBI had been after him, without success, for more than two decades. Garrulous and bearish, the dentist-turned-hood (practicing the former in the Soviet Union and training for the latter in Brighton Beach) routinely carried two pistols and operated out of his Hialeah, Fla., strip club, Porkys: famous for a small motorized car that pulled up between the spread legs of dancers as they performed. They taught him the rules, the most important of which Galeota took to heart: "You can have your girlfriends on the side," he remembers hearing, "but never leave your wife.". Join the New Times community and help support They had girls in every city. More detailed reports on the crimes weren't available. Galeota is no angelic Andy Dufresne, the main character in Shawshank who serves two decades behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. Reborn behind bars. Police again surrounded Porky's in the early hours of May 9, 2009. He ogled the women standing on corners in their underwear and high heels. Galeota saw an opportunity. The drugs will be turned over to the DEA. Is this possible, to buy a military submarine - used one? And he said, What a question! The heavy-set Italian even signed a release. Tony Galeota. And I'm not asking her to.". "These guys were into just about everything," Assistant U.S. Attorney Diana Fernandez said at the time. The year before, his father helped him land a job as a wedding DJ. He turned himself in a few days later, but the lounge's owner decided to close the cursed club. During the Doll House raid, they found marked bills in the register and several grams of pot on a promoter. Find your friends on Facebook. "No one can tell us how long he will be in there," she says. Moreover, trafficking prostitutes and drugs and involvement in organized crime are some serious charges.". See Photos. As the couple drove south on I-95, they thought they were leaving the worst behind them. He escaped with his life and went on the run, aiming to avoid the cartel, Interpol and US law enforcers. ", - Tony Galeota: From Running Porky's, Miami's Most Notorious Strip Joint, to Rotting in a Panamanian Jail, - Sex and Drugs in the Champagne Room: The Truth About Porky's and Other Miami Strip Clubs. "There was no transportation, no cops, no nothing," he says. Sign Up. Tarzan was released from the Panamanian prison in around 2016 and has since built a side career out of playing tough guys in gangster flicks shot in Russia, where he now lives. The Porky's party nearly came to a sudden end in early 1997. Twice, American authorities had investigated Galeota. Wrongly imprisoned. Tony Galeota Wikipedia: Everything To Know About The Film Actor