Crime
Suspected Bellagio Bandit Prescribed 500 Max Strength Oxycontin Pills in Just 4 Months
Authorities claim that the alleged Bellagio chip bandit was prescribed a whopping 500 maximum strength Oxycontin pills in a period of just 4 months.
Anthony Carleo has been charged with a brazen robbery of the Bellagio Casino on December 4 whereby he entered the establishment during the early morning hours dressed in a motorcycle outfit and helmet to conceal his face. $1.5 million in chips was taken from a craps table in a matter of approximately 3 minutes.
Online Poker Forum TwoPlusTwo.com Finds Itself Center Stage of National Crime Story
Bellagio Chip Bandit Arrested After Sending Private Messages on TwoPlusTwo Forum
FBI Surveillance Expert Testifies in Ernie Scherer III Murder Trial
Alleged Bellagio Chip Bandit Unmasked: We Have His Booking Photo
Judge’s Son Arrested in Brazen Bellagio Casino Chips Robbery
The son of a Las Vegas municipal judge was arrested during the overnight hours Wednesday in connection with the December's $1.5 million Bellagio casino heist.
Murder, Extortion, Gambling, Drug Dealing Detailed in Mob Indictments
Gambling, Drugs, Cocaine; Punters With Problems Targeted By Crime Lords
Poker Pro Accused of Killing Parents Enjoyed Success Pre-2007
The California man accused of killing his parents owed substantial amounts of money to his financier who helped secure him seats at various poker tournaments.
Ernie Scherer III is standing trial for the murder of his parents. Ernie Scherer Jr., a poker player himself, and his wife, Charlene Abendroth, were found brutally murdered in their Castlewood Country Club home in 2008. Both had been beaten and stabbed.
Vietnamese Gambling Ring Out of San Diego on America’s Most Wanted List
Boyfriend of Disney Employee Traded “Insider Info” to Support Gambling Habit
The boyfriend of an ex-Disney employee was sentenced to two years and three months for trying to sell access to Mickey Mouse’s financial secrets.
Prosecutors contend that Yonni Sebbag, the boyfriend of former Walt Disney Co. administrative assistant Bonnie Hoxie, contacted dozens of hedge funds and investment companies in an effort to sell “insider trading secrets” as a means of supporting his gambling addiction.
The FBI was alerted upon learning that Sebbag offered $15,000 for the information.
Grandfather Testifies: Ernest Scherer Odd Behavior Described During Trial
Paper Checks, Wires, Western Unions: No Easy Bait For Online Poker Fish
Ernest Scherer Murder Trial to be Featured on CBS “48 Hours Mystery”
Poker Players Alliance Silent: Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars Stop eCheck Deposits
Another Guilty Plea In Maryland Online Poker Investigation
Another individual has plead guilty in an expansive Internet gambling investigation being conducted by the US Attorney’s Office out of Baltimore, Maryland.
Martin Loftus from California, plead guilty to one count of money laundering on behalf of online poker operations. Like his colleague James Davitt, Loftus has agreed to cooperate with federal authorities in both Maryland and New York.
Stuart Slotnick on New York City Mob Busts: “Informants Are Unreliable”
Attorney for Joran van der Sloot Demands his Client be Released From Prison
Popular Radio Host Sebastian Pleads Not Guilty to Gambling Charges
Thursday’s Crackdown On The Mob Will Have Little Effect On Gambling In US
University of Toledo Ex-Player Adam Cuomo Guilty in Point-Shaving Case
New York City Mob Takedown: Full DOJ Press Release, Names Of Those Charged
Total of 127 Individuals Charged in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Manhattan, N.Y.; Newark, N.J.; and Providence, R.I.
WASHINGTON - Ninety-one members and associates of seven organized crime families of La Cosa Nostra (LCN), including the New England LCN family, all five New York-based families and the New Jersey-based Decavalcante family have been charged with federal crimes in 16 indictments returned in four judicial districts, announced Attorney General Eric Holder. Another 36 defendants also have been charged for their roles in alleged associated criminal activity.
Attorney General Eric Holder Press Conference On NYC Mob Arrests (Transcript)
Brooklyn, N.Y. ~ Thursday, January 20, 2011
Good morning, and thank you all for being here.
