Las Vegas –How’s this for balls. Half the politicians in Clark County are under a cloud of suspicion for accepting kickbacks from Michael Galardi [Clark County Commissioner Mary Kincaid-Chauncey and former commissioners Lance Malone and Dario Herrera]; but the Las Vegas City council has balls to say that if Galardi’s father Jack Galardi [pictured] wants to continue operating Cheetahs strip club, he’ll have to come up with more than $1 million in just 30 days. The fine was imposed Wednesday morning.

Las Vegas city attorneys wanted to yank Cheetahs liquor license two months ago, saying former co-owner Mike Galardi broke licensing laws by bribing elected officials uncovered by Operation G-Sting. Galardi’s former partner and father, Jack Galardi, now owns Cheetahs. His attorney Dominic Gentile worked hard to distance father from son. “What you have evidence of is that it’s minority shareholder did something criminal elsewhere unrelated to this operation.”

Gentile told council members the Galardi’s no longer do business together, and to punish Jack Galardi would be unjust. “There has been no criminal conduct on the part of Cheetahs.”

Councilwoman Janet Moncrief, who over the weekend threatened to revoke Cheetahs license, wasn’t swayed. City law says business partners are responsible for each other’s actions. “I’m moving that the license of La Feunte doing business as Cheetahs be revoked with staff recommendations.”

The vote failed. Then Mayor Oscar Goodman stepped in. “It’s easy to lynch and sometimes there’s a public thirst for that, but I think the appropriate penalty is a $1,095,000 fine.” That’s a thousand dollars a day for the three years Mike Galardi was involved in G-Sting. Jack Galardi has 30 days to pay up.

Metro Police are also investigating Jack Galardi’s background as he seeks liquor licenses for Jaguar’s and Leopards Lounge strip clubs, which he purchased from his son.