Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A freewheeling Missouri Internet executive who allegedly charged $241,000 in lap dances at a New York strip club two years ago has been placed on unpaid leave. Robert McCormick, 40, got the news Monday as Savvis Communications Corp. began investigating his American Express bill from a wild night two years ago, the New York Daily News reported. Advertisement Dubbed "Lap Dunce" by local media, McCormick is the chief executive officer of the St. Louis-based Internet Savvis Internet service provider, and denies he rang up that much on the card. He claims he and three business acquaintances spent a mere $20,000 at Scores on Oct. 22, 2003. McCormick, a married father of three daughters who earns $600,000 a year, is being sued by AmEx for refusing to pay the bill, which Savvis officials said was not submitted for company reimbursement. McCormick allegedly ordered 10 exotic dancers at a time to lavish him with attention for $4,000 an hour, a club source said, and when the hour was up, McCormick said: "I need 10 more."
