Crime
Two NYC Police Officers Attacked, Injured Trying to Break Up Gambling Party
(Gambling911.com News Wire) - Three individuals were arrested in the Bronx on charges of felony assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after attacking two police officers early Saturday morning.
The attack occurred at an illegal gambling party. Police responded just before 1 am to break up the event. Upon their arrival, they saw three men gambling and drinking open bottles of Hennessy.
Russian Bot Ring Wins $1.5 Million at PokerStars, Maybe More
In a shocking report filed by PokerNews.com last week, it was revealed that a bot ring originating from both Russia and Kazakhstan may have infiltrated PokerStars.com, winning an estimated $1.5 million playing Pot-Limit Omaha.
Clinton Portis Facing Six-Figure Tax and Gambling Debts
(Gambling911.com News Wire) - Former NFL running back Clinton Portis is facing a serious tax fine and potentially jail time should he fail to enter into an installment agreement with the IRS. Portis allegedly failed to pay $401,432.18 in federal income taxes in 2006, and he allegedly failed to pay $57,187.61 in federal income taxes in 2010.
The colorful one-time Redskins player also allegedly incurred a debt to the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas of $287,178.56 last month. That’s not exactly going to help with paying off these tax fines.
UGA Bookies Are Finance, Economics Majors: Felony Warrants Issued in Athens
(Gambling911 News Wire) – Two University of Georgia students have been charged with running a lucrative commercial bookie business on the campus. Authorities issued felony warrants following an investigation that started in November when UGA police received a hot tip.
Named in the warrants are Max Richard Braun, 22, and Brad Kirschner, 21, neither of whom were arrested as of Friday morning. Braun is also wanted for alleged cocaine possession.
Mob Hitman Among Those Guilty in ‘Operation Heat’ $2 Bil Gambling Case
A Mob hitman currently serving life-plus-10 years in a New Jersey state prison has now pleaded guilty to another racketeering case authorities termed “Operation Heat”.
Martin Taccetta was charged in a 1993 Mob hit involving the golf club beating death of a Toms River, New Jersey car dealer, Vincent J. “Jimmy Sinatra” Craparotta. Taccetta is among six Lucchese crime family members who pleaded guilty Wednesday to running an illegal sports wagering outfit that took in at least $2.2 billion in bets.
Six Lucchese Crime Family Members Plead Guilty in Sports Betting Ring
Six men tied to New York City’s Lucchese crime family entered guilty pleas Thursday morning in connection with running a multi-billion dollar gambling enterprise.
The men were indicted in 2010 following a 15-month investigation that uncovered the ring, revealing an estimated $2.2 billion in wagers had been placed over that period.
David Simon Creating New Series About The Mafia, 70’s Porn Scene
(G911 News Wire) - The Mafia and porn. Sounds titillating. Both will take center stage in a new series being developed by David Simon (“The Wire”, “Treme”). It is being billed as a show about 1970’s Time Square before it got taken over by Disney. Back then it was one of the seediest places on Earth. Porn was everywhere. The Mob often controlled it. Simon is teaming up with his writing partner from both aforementioned shows, George Pelecanos. An air time is not yet known.
Gambler Who Bribed Players to Fix University of Toledo Games Sentenced to Six Years
DETROIT (Associated Press) — A rogue Detroit gambler who bribed players to fix the results of University of Toledo games was sentenced to nearly six years in prison Tuesday for corrupting college sports and committing other crimes.
U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith said he would reluctantly accept a sweeping plea deal that capped Ghazi "Gary" Manni's prison sentence at 70 months.
BetEagle Sportsbook Defendants Sentenced to Prison: Owner Awaits Sentencing
A Bayonne, New Jersey man accused of racketeering conspiracy that pertained to what authorities says is an online sportsbook run by the Genovese Crime family has been sentenced to 22 months behind bars.
Eric Patten, 38, and Dominick J. Barone, 45, of Springfield, New Jersey were both sentenced Tuesday in Newark. Barone is looking at an 18-month prison term.
Patten and Barone previously pleaded guilty before District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to separate charges of one count of racketeering conspiracy.
‘White Power Prison Gang Saved My Life’ Says Ex-NBA Ref: Shaved Head for Cause
A former NBA referee sentenced to prison for gambling on games claims that a White Power gang saved his life while in prison. Tim Donaghy, who served 15 months behind bars, made the stunning revelations this week to TMZ.com.
“It was a matter of me surviving and getting the f–k outta there,” he said.
Prosecutor: ‘Big Tony’ Ordered Hit on Prominent Florida Businessman
FORT LAUDERDALE — (Associated Press) - Reputed mobster Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello ordered a prominent Florida businessman to be killed by a hit man in 2001 during a bitter power struggle over a fleet of lucrative gambling ships, a prosecutor told jurors Monday in Moscatiello's murder retrial.
Pay Per Head Services for Bookies, Agents in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Virginia
Want a Pay Per Head service or bookie in the Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia area? They are easy to find and easy to get to during off rush hour periods.
Reputed Mobster Gets Retrial in Killing of Gambling Ship, Restaurant Chain Founder
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – (Associated Press) - Opening statements are set for the retrial of a reputed mobster charged in the 2001 killing of a prominent South Florida businessman who owned gambling ships and founded Miami Subs restaurants.
The second trial begins Monday for Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello in the shooting death of Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis, former chief of SunCruz Casinos.
A mistrial was declared in 2013 for Moscatiello when his attorney became ill. Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
Convicted Mobster’s Miami Beach Condos Sell For $2.33 Million
(G911 News Wire) - Three condo units at the famed Fountaineblueau II in Miami Beach bought in 2005 for $1.44 million have sold for a combined $2.33 million at a live bankruptcy auction held jointly in Miami Beach and New York City. The condos were owned by convicted loan shark Mel Cooper. He was sent to prison in 1985 for participating in a racketeering operations allegedly tied to both the Gambino and Colombo Crime families.
Now free, Cooper will use the proceeds to pay off debts at one of his companies.
Drunk Gambler Who Sued Casino Over $500K Loss Now a Wanted Fugitive
A man who sued the Downtown Grand Casino in Las Vegas after claiming they allowed him to lose $500,000 despite being noticeably drunk is now on the lam.
Mark Johnston lost half a million dollars in casino credit in 2014 and has been fighting to get his money back ever since.
But Johnston was later charged with writing bad checks and failed to report to Court this past Thursday.
New Jersey Residents Cry Foul as Another Local Bookie Taken Down
Yet another local bookie has been implicated in what authorities describe as a “Mafia-tied multi-state illegal sports betting operation”.
A Park Ridge man, Mark Moschella, was one of eight charged with illegal gambling and loansharking. The business itself was operated out of Rockland County, New York with the investigation overseen by law enforcement in that county.
‘Operation Rock Bottom’ Takes Down Bookie Biz in Rockland County
Eight individuals have been arrested in Rockland County on charges they operated a large-scale illegal bookmaking and loan sharking business in both Rockland and Westchester counties.
They are also alleged to have operated throughout the New York City area as well as Long Island, Pennsylvania and Florida.
Mob Mondays: AMC ‘The Making of the Mob: New York’ to Premier June 15
AMC is set to premier an eight-part docuseries as part of “Mob Mondays. “The Making of the Mob: New York” airs June 15 at 10 pm ET and continues over the two-month period.
Ray Liotta narrates the series, which includes dramatic reenactments, archival footage and exclusive interviews.
Mob figures that will be profiled include the infamous Charles “Lucky” Luciano, who we suppose wasn’t all that lucky, being that the bootlegger went on to catch the Clap, which in those days there was not really a cure for.
'The Pencil Man' John Bailey Sentenced to Nine Years: Tricked Bookies
John Bailey, 45, from Waterloo, was sentenced Thursday to nine years after being found guilty in an elaborate £2m betting scam.
Bailey earned his nickname from a method he devised to con bookmakers out of vast fortunes over a decade ago via what local media coined a “betting slip sleight-of-hand”.
Judge Asked to Unseal Report on Sands Alleged Macau Mob Ties
A Clark County district judge has been asked to unseal documents that reveal business ties between Las Vegas Sands Corp and high-ranking members of Chinese triads. Two different organizations have made the requests.
Air Banners Against Ahmed Zayat to Fly Over Belmont Stakes Saturday?
Informed sources in the gambling industry inform us that those watching the Belmont Stakes on Saturday may see overhead banners reading “Ahmedzayat.com”, and “Ahmed Zayat Is A Liar” at the race denouncing the owner of American Pharoah, Ahmed Zayat.
FIFA FBI Investigation Started With Gambling Probe
(Reuters) - The FBI's investigation of soccer governing body FIFA includes scrutiny of how the organization awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 competition to Qatar, a U.S. law enforcement official said on Wednesday.
Zayat Attorney Says Libel Suit is a Bunch of Horse S***: ‘Judge Will Throw It Out’
The attorney for a man claiming he is owed close to $2 million by American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat has himself filed a $10 million libel suit against him. Gambling911.com first broke the story Monday afternoon and now the New York area media has been all over it.
FIFA President Steps Down Amidst Bribery, Match Fixing Scandals
Just days after Sepp Blatter was re-elected to his post as FIFA President, on Tuesday he unexpectedly announced his resignation in the face of a growing corruption investigation, the worst the game's governing body has seen in its history.
FBI Ruse Case Against Poker Pro Paul Phua Dismissed
LAS VEGAS — (Associated Press) - A federal judge in Nevada dismissed a criminal case Monday against a wealthy Malaysian gambler who was arrested last year after FBI agents impersonated Internet repair technicians to get a peek at what he was doing in suites at a Las Vegas Strip resort.
New York Times All Over $10 Mil Ahmed Zayat Libel Suit Story Broke by G911
With Gambling911.com breaking the news earlier Monday that attorney Joseph Bainton had filed a $10 million lawsuit against American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat, the New York Times was quick to react and file a report late Monday evening.
G911 Acquires Libel Suit Against American Pharoah Owner Ahmed Zayat
Gambling911.com has acquired a verified copy of a lawsuit filed last year by an individual whose attorney claims libel against American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat.
American Pharoah will run in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes race, looking to become the first Triple Crown winner in nearly 40 years.
Baltimore Area Bookies, Sports Betting Agents: In High Demand
Baltimore area bookies and agents are easy to find. Just go to any of the areas top sports bars or pool halls or just ask one of your buddies who either uses one or knows someone who does. If you attend enough Orioles games, you are bound to bump into a local bookie.
Baltimore, the largest independent city in the US (one not belonging to a particular county) is a big sports town with the Ravens having won two championships in the last 15 years. Baltimore is also home to Pimlico Racetrack, host of the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Prosecutors Mulling Appeal in Paul Phua FBI Ruse Case
Prosecutors on Friday missed a date to decide whether to appeal a federal judge's crippling decision tossing out evidence collected by FBI agents who posed as Internet repairmen during a Las Vegas Strip illegal bookmaking investigation.
New York Post: ‘American Pharoah Owner Champion at Spinning Tall Tales’
The New York news media is all over this past week’s story regarding American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat allegedly owing offshore gambling companies over $2 million.
