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The Role Of Joe Conforte In The Film Love Ranch

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Conforte’s life further became something befitting of a Hollywood script soon after prostitution was legalized. In fact, Joe Pesci portrayed him in the film Love Ranch. His most famous brothel, the Mustang Ranch, burned to the ground in 1975 in what was a suspected arson as Conforte collected the insurance money. He immediately rebuilt his business, but the controversy ensued one year later when a notable professional boxer, Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena, was shot and killed by one of Conforte’s bodyguards in the parking lot. Bonavena had been managed by Joe Conforte’s wife, Sally, but the two men had been feuding because Bonavena openly stated that he wanted to take over the Mustang Ranch. Furthermore, Conforte was arrested on multiple counts of

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