The teenage owner of a popular Danbury music venue was arrested by U.S. Postal Service agents at his home this morning on mail fraud, wire fraud and other charges, the FBI said.
Ian Bick, 19, the new owner and operator of Tuxedo Junction on Ives Street in Danbury, Conn. is photographed Thursday, May 29, 2014.
Ian Bick, 19, who owns Tuxedo Junction on Ives Street, was due to be arraigned in federal court in Bridgeport, FBI spokeswoman Marybeth Miklos said.
Details about the charges were not immediately available, the spokeswoman said.
Bick has been in trouble with Danbury police several times on unrelated issues. In October, he was charged with illegal alcohol sales and permitting underage drinking, officials say. Bick said then he was being unfairly wrongly targeted.
In that case, three undercover officers posed as patrons after police said they had received several complaints about illegal distribution of alcohol at Tuxedo Junction, which often draws large crowds of young music fans, Danbury Lt. Chris Carroccio said in an interview in October.
Tuxedo Junction caters to all ages and does not have a liquor license. According to Carroccio, several EMS calls were made Oct. 4 regarding intoxicated teenagers at the site. Seven intoxicated teens were taken to Danbury Hospital that night who said they were coming from Tuxedo Junction or were found in the immediate area, Carroccio said.
Bick has also butted heads with zoning official Sean Hearty, after Bick refused to comply with multiple city regulations.
Tuxedo Junction on Ives Street in Danbury, Conn. was raided over the weekend for allegedly serving alcohol to the underaged.
Photo, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014
In September Bick was also charged of second-degree criminal mischief after breaking the gate to his community.