From NY1:Investigators in Queens arrested dozens of people, allegedly tied to two major sports betting rings.
The Queens district attorney's office has indicted 38 people in connection with the two nationwide operations that spanned from Queens to Nevada, Florida and as far as Costa Rica.
Seventeen of the defendants were arraigned Wednesday in Queens. All of the defendants face multiple charges including enterprise corruption and money laundering.
The two operations allegedly worked together to make close to $178 million over nearly a three year period. Investigators say a majority of the money came from online betting sites.
Among those charged are a city sanitation worker, DOT highway repairman and a firefighter who prosecutors say delivered gambling money using a New York City Fire Department vehicle.
Prosecutors say gambling rings often lead to more criminal behavior.
5 comments:
If they were to apply the gambling law, without bias, they would have to arrest someone in practically every office in the country! Who doesn't work at a place where they have a "March Madness" betting pool? What about church raffles?
Not excusing these guys, because they seem to be operating on a wholesale level.
Prosecutors say gambling rings often lead to more criminal behavior.
Just like drinking milk as an infant leads to beer as a teenager, and Scotch and vodka in your 20's!
That's some screwy logic there!
Prosecutors say gambling rings often lead to more criminal behavior.
Wanna bet?
Italian scumbags.
Most arrested have Irish and Spanish names.
As a kid I grew up on Knickerbocker ave. I knew many of the corner men.
The Italians and Sicilians didn't usually mingle with the Irish and gambling rings.
The Irish had a record for screwing up and having loose lips when they drank or got pinched.
It's nice to see city employees bring a little initiative and energy to their work, even if it is directed to a criminal enterprise.
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