When the New York State Young Republicans Club disbanded Friday amid an uproar over its racist and antisemitic rhetoric in a group chat , the club left behind unpaid bills from extravagant social gatherings.

At two of those events, the club ran up bills of more than $23,000 over a weekend at a Syracuse hotel – spending big on a three-course plated dinner with filet mignon and open bars – but then didn’t pay, according to records obtained by syracuse.com.

The Embassy Suites Hotel at Destiny USA hosted the club’s summer awards dinner last year, making a rare exception to its rule for customers to pay in advance of using its banquet facilities.

But the hotel’s goodwill quickly evaporated as its managers spent four months trying to collect what it was owed, according to billing document

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