When a prominent New Jersey heart doctor refused to pay a $135,000 tab at Chelsea’s infamous Scores strip club last fall — insisting he had been drugged and ripped off — club lawyers brushed him off as a party animal with drinker’s remorse.
They even sued him to get the money back.
But on Wednesday, law- enforcement sources vindicated the bachelor cardiologist, identifying Dr. Zyad Kivarkis Younan of Holmdel, NJ, as one of four men allegedly drugged and ripped off in an intricate strip-club larceny conspiracy.
Younan had three dates with Scores bartender Karina Pascucci, 26, whom he met at a pricey hotel bar in November, according to court papers.
Each time, Pascucci allegedly spiked Younan’s drink and drove the groggy man to Scores, ripping him off for a total $135,000 in drinks, lap dances, tips and rentals of private rooms.
He is one of four known victims. Younan’s Scores tab remains unpaid.
“We are surprised and appalled that Scores has not withdrawn their lawsuit when they know the charges aren’t real,” said Younan’s spokesperson, Karen Kessler.