Ally Marotti

amarotti@enquirer.com

He claimed the transactions were for a clown, DJ or photo shoot. In reality, they were for exotic dancers or strippers.

Sean Patrick Casey, 42, was sentenced Thursday to 21 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for misrepresenting the nature of Naughty Bodies, a company that provided exotic dancers, on merchant applications for credit cards.

Casey, of Batavia, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on Oct. 3, according to a news release from the United States Attorney Southern District of Ohio's office. He was also ordered Thursday to forfeit more than $32,000 in cash seized from his home and business during the execution of search warrants.

Naughty Bodies marketed itself as an adult entertainment business, according to court documents. It claimed to provide services such as exotic dancers and massages to customers throughout the Tri-State area.

But the company has been riddled with troubles for years.

When the Cincinnati Police Department received several complaints regarding prostitution in Greater Cincinnati in 2008, they realized Casey employed many of the women arrested for solicitation of prostitution, according to the release.

Police then set up several undercover operations in which officers would call Naughty Bodies to set up a show. In nearly all of the shows, the dancers solicited sex acts, according to the release.

Much of Casey's business was operated with cash, but he did accept credit cards for some portions. In December 2007 and June 2008, Casey applied for merchant agreements in which he said Naughty Bodies provided other services, according to the release.

He obtained merchant agreements from both institutions, but began experiencing problems. In April 2008, Casey and/or one of his employees submitted a document that accounted for 420 transactions. He said the transactions were for services such as clowns, DJs or photo shoots, but really they were for exotic dancers or strippers.

Because of his misrepresentations, Casey fraudulently obtained more than $200,000, according to the release.