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Joe Conforte

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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (1926- )
    Born in Augusta, Sicily, Italy
    Founded the Mustang Ranch (1967)
    Mustang Ranch became the first legal brothel in Nevada (1971)

Why he might be annoying:

    His brothel was originally a series of trailers located near the junction of three counties, so the trailers could be moved to a new jurisdiction whenever one of the counties tried to crack down.
    There was originally a separate trailer for black customers.
    Even after this segregation was abandoned, black customers were announced with a special signal so prostitutes could choose not to join the line-up for selection.
    He served 22 months in jail for trying to extort the Washoe County district attorney (1959).
    He served two and a half years for income tax evasion (1963).
    After unsuccessfully appealing another conviction for tax evasion, he fled the country (1980), eventually settling in Brazil.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Shortly after the Mustang Ranch became a legal business, he was featured on the cover of 'Rolling Stone.'
    He had a cameo in the non-porn film 'Charley Varrick' which was filmed at the Mustang Ranch.
    A reporter visiting the Mustang Ranch declared, 'The women were the most beautiful of any fantasy of man.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 90 Votes: 65.56% Annoying