Two Denver strip clubs were told they owe nearly $14 million in restitution and penalties for wage theft after the clubs reportedly "violated nearly every applicable provision" of Denver's minimum wage and civil wage theft ordinances.

A dancer involved in $14 million wage theft case speaks out about the financial realities of working in Denver strip clubs.

The strip clubs, in a statement, fired back at the city, accusing Denver Labor of disregarding legal boundaries, trampling on due process and “wielding subpoenas like weapons.”