‘Operation Gotham City’ Sports Betting Ring in South Florida Busted
Law enforcement authorities have busted a major illegal sports betting ring in South Florida dubbed “Operation Gotham City” following a year-long investigation.
12 people were charged Friday (December 6, 2013) in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Five of the twelve remained at large as of late Friday evening.
Adam Green, 52, has been identified as the ring leader of the sports betting operative.
Others arrested included Jordan Brown, 24, of Coral Spring, Floriday, Emilio Colon, 32, of Margate; Mark Ruggiero, 42, of Pompano Beach, Sean Barnes, 34, of Delray Beach, Rehan Kazi, 45, of Pembroke Pines and Eric Spinosa, 36, of Boca Raton.
Few details regarding the undercover sting operation were released to the public due to the outstanding arrests warrants.
The enterprise, dubbed "Operation Gotham City" operated out of five states and Central America and primarily consisted of illegal gambling and money laundering through various banks, said agency spokeswoman Gina Carter.
An undercover agent managed to place about $160,000 in bets through Green's operation. He is said to have had 12 "agents" working under him. Green was being held on $750,000 bond.
-Chris Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher
