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After Ponzi Schemer's Arrest, Wife Offered Job at Strip Club

By Adam Nichols | June 12, 2010 11:34am | Updated on June 12, 2010 1:20pm
Diane Passage, the wife of alleged Ponzi schemer Kenneth Passage, could return to stripping to pay her bills.
Diane Passage, the wife of alleged Ponzi schemer Kenneth Passage, could return to stripping to pay her bills.
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By Adam Nichols

DNAinfo News Editor

MANHATTAN - There's a pole with her name on it.

Diane Passage, the wife of accused Ponzi schemer Kenneth Starr, has been offered her old job back - as a topless dancer on the stage of Manhattan strip joint Scores.

"We'd love to have hr back," club marketer Tara Christine told the Daily News.

"I've seen her. She's gorgeous. We're a family here. If someone leaves, they are always welcome back."

Passage was working the pole at the club when she met Starr, a financial adviser to the stars who was married to his second wife at the time.

The dancer swept him off his feet and traded stripping for the good life, moving into a multi-million dollar home and mingling with high society.

Starr's wife, Diane Passage, who has been offered her old job at Scores.
Starr's wife, Diane Passage, who has been offered her old job at Scores.
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But, since Starr was arrested and charged with running a $59 million swindle, the couple's assets have been frozen.

After her husband's arrest, DNAinfo heard a woman in the couple's apartment screaming, "I have nothing."

Starr pleaded not guilty Friday to an indictment that charges him with ripping off clients incluing Uma Thurman.






Accused Ponzi-schemer Kenneth Starr, who reportedly bilked $59 million from unsuspecting investors.
Accused Ponzi-schemer Kenneth Starr, who reportedly bilked $59 million from unsuspecting investors.
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