Worcester's Hangover Pub, Broth to close
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The Hangover Pub in Worcester's Canal District will close indefinitely.
The Hangover Pub and its sister restaurant Broth will be closed "due to unforeseen circumstances," the Worcester restaurant announced Friday, a day after an owner pleaded guilty to concealing money from investigators.
Christopher Slavinskas, who is listed on the business license of The Hangover Pub, has been connected to an investigation of another Worcester restaurant, The Usual on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, whose owner, Kevin Perry, faces 14 charges in federal court of money laundering and other drug-related charges. Perry pleaded guilty in October and agreed to a sentence of 14 to 16 years in prison and forfeiture of his properties and assets. His sentencing is scheduled for April.
Slavinskas, 32, is alleged to have concealed $330,000 in drug money from investigators looking into Perry, his wife and her business partner, and keeping $130,000 for himself, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston.
Slavinskas pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of making a false statement to federal investigators. His sentencing is scheduled for June 29, and he faces up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
The Hangover Pub announced on Facebook and Instagram that it and Broth "will be closed for the near future." According to the city, the business licenses were surrendered on Friday.
The restaurant group did, however, indicate that it is seeking to reopen quickly.
"We Will Keep Everyone Posted On Our Re-Open Date And Appreciate Everyones Support. We Love You All And We Will See You Soon," read the social media post.
Perry's wife, Stacey Gala, and her business partner Joseph Herman allegedly used a portion of Perry's money hidden in a Northborough storage locker to open The Chameleon restaurant in The Usual's Shrewsbury Street location after the latter closed down once Perry was indicted.
Slavinskas originally told federal investigators he helped Gala conceal $200,000 of the storage locker money and then returned all of it back to her about 30 days later. However, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Slavinskas actually hid about $330,000 and spent $130,000 on himself and others before returning $200,000 to Gala.
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