from www.seattlepi.com – Following a hearing Friday, the trial of strip club mogul Frank Colacurcio, Sr., and six of his associates has been postponed to January 2011.

Indicted in June, federal authorities accuse Colacurcio, his son Frank Colacurcio, Jr., and their associates of racketeering, using interstate commerce to facilitate prostitution, money laundering and mail fraud.

At issue are allegations that the strip clubs — Rick’s in Seattle, Sugar’s in Shoreline, Honey’s in Everett and Fox’s in Tacoma — were used as fronts for prostitution that allegedly garnered the men $25 million in the past four years.

The indictment follows a years-long investigation that culminated in June 2008 with raids by Seattle police and federal agents on the clubs and Talents West, a Colacurcio-owned agency that hires dancers for the clubs.

Following the indictment, U.S. Attorney for Western Washington Jeffrey Sullivan said federal prosecutors have interviewed more than 200 witnesses, and reviewed hours of recorded phone calls, surveillance video and intercepts from listening devices placed in several Colacurcio businesses.

All concerned have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. Each remains free pending the case’s resolution, though attorneys for the defense have argued that restrictions placed on the men unfairly prevent them from managing the businesses.

While not uncommon in complicated cases such as the one presented against the men, the delay approved Friday pushes the trial well past the September date initially ordered by the court.