Ciro Barone was identified as a Bonanno family associate in 1995.
D.A.: Two ex-cops helped run $4 million illegal sports-gambling operations
Staten Island Live
February 1, 2017
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Two former cops, including one who once served state prison time for participating in an advertising scheme, were key members of illegal Internet-based sports gambling operations that hauled in about $4 million in wagers, said authorities.
Ciro Barone, 68, of the 300 block of Sharon Avenue, West Brighton, and Francisco Muro, 78, of Bridgetown Street, New Springville, are among five defendants indicted in the case.
Also charged were Barone's son, Paul Barone, 32, of El Camino Loop, Woodrow; Robert Rossi, 31, of Malibu Court, Woodrow, and Robert Glazewski, 69, of Almond Street, Annadale.
Each defendant pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday in state Supreme Court, St. George, and was released on his own recognizance.
They are charged with conspiracy and multiple counts of first-degree promoting gambling.
A conference date was set for March 21.
According to separate indictments, Glazewski and Rossi were "master agents" who each managed bettor accounts from a wire room.
The two men set up Internet gambling accounts with user names and passwords, the indictments say.
Ciro Barone and Muro worked with Glazewski and gave the accounts to bettors, who made wagers through them on gambling web sites, the indictment said.
Ciro Barone and Muro were responsible to recruit new clients, collect money from bettors and distribute winnings, said the indictment.
That scheme ran from Dec. 27, 2014, through Jan. 12, 2016, said the indictment.
The group accepted thousands of dollars in bets per week through the Internet, alleged prosecutors.
Things went well for them.
"Would you say we're lucky, or the customers are unlucky," Ciro Barone said to Muro in a recorded phone conversation, according to the indictment.
Ciro Barone also worked with Rossi, as did his son, according to a second indictment.
That scheme ran from Jan. 18, 2015, through Jan. 3, 2016, the indictment alleges.
The two Barones passed out gambling accounts to bettors, while recruiting new clients and collecting bets and doling out winnings, said the indictment.
In a recorded phone conversation on Sept. 5, 2015, Ciro Barone told an unidentified person he received a "commission" of 30 percent if the user of a certain account lost money placing bets, the indictment alleges.
While he once wore a badge, Ciro Barone has a criminal history.
Barone was no longer on the police force, when, in June of 1994, he was convicted of enterprise corruption and other charges stemming from an arrest three years earlier.
An indictment charged Barone and 11 co-defendants with taking part in an advertising scheme that duped merchants of thousands of dollars.
The defendants, according to the complaint, passed themselves off as representatives of the United Federation of Teamsters and induced people to purchase advertising in what they believed was a union newspaper.
Barone was later sentenced to one to three years in prison.
With regard to the latest allegations, his lawyer, Patrick V. Parrotta, said: "We knew this was coming for some time, since a search warrant was executed last summer. We're going to review the evidence disclosed in court, and we're going to prepare a defense and fight this case."
Paul Barone's lawyer, Joseph Sorrentino, said his client has never been in trouble before.
"My client, Paul Barone, is a very hard-working, respectful young man and is gainfully employed," Sorrentino said.
Glazewski's lawyer, Louis E. Diamond, said he is in the process of reviewing the evidence and preparing a defense.
Lawyers for Muro and Rossi did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment.
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/20 ... _4_mi.htmlCiro Barone was identified as a Bonanno family associate in 1995.
D.A.: Two ex-cops helped run $4 million illegal sports-gambling operations
Staten Island Live
February 1, 2017
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Two former cops, including one who once served state prison time for participating in an advertising scheme, were key members of illegal Internet-based sports gambling operations that hauled in about $4 million in wagers, said authorities.
Ciro Barone, 68, of the 300 block of Sharon Avenue, West Brighton, and Francisco Muro, 78, of Bridgetown Street, New Springville, are among five defendants indicted in the case.
Also charged were Barone's son, Paul Barone, 32, of El Camino Loop, Woodrow; Robert Rossi, 31, of Malibu Court, Woodrow, and Robert Glazewski, 69, of Almond Street, Annadale.
Each defendant pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday in state Supreme Court, St. George, and was released on his own recognizance.
They are charged with conspiracy and multiple counts of first-degree promoting gambling.
A conference date was set for March 21.
According to separate indictments, Glazewski and Rossi were "master agents" who each managed bettor accounts from a wire room.
The two men set up Internet gambling accounts with user names and passwords, the indictments say.
Ciro Barone and Muro worked with Glazewski and gave the accounts to bettors, who made wagers through them on gambling web sites, the indictment said.
Ciro Barone and Muro were responsible to recruit new clients, collect money from bettors and distribute winnings, said the indictment.
That scheme ran from Dec. 27, 2014, through Jan. 12, 2016, said the indictment.
The group accepted thousands of dollars in bets per week through the Internet, alleged prosecutors.
Things went well for them.
"Would you say we're lucky, or the customers are unlucky," Ciro Barone said to Muro in a recorded phone conversation, according to the indictment.
Ciro Barone also worked with Rossi, as did his son, according to a second indictment.
That scheme ran from Jan. 18, 2015, through Jan. 3, 2016, the indictment alleges.
The two Barones passed out gambling accounts to bettors, while recruiting new clients and collecting bets and doling out winnings, said the indictment.
In a recorded phone conversation on Sept. 5, 2015, Ciro Barone told an unidentified person he received a "commission" of 30 percent if the user of a certain account lost money placing bets, the indictment alleges.
While he once wore a badge, Ciro Barone has a criminal history.
Barone was no longer on the police force, when, in June of 1994, he was convicted of enterprise corruption and other charges stemming from an arrest three years earlier.
An indictment charged Barone and 11 co-defendants with taking part in an advertising scheme that duped merchants of thousands of dollars.
The defendants, according to the complaint, passed themselves off as representatives of the United Federation of Teamsters and induced people to purchase advertising in what they believed was a union newspaper.
Barone was later sentenced to one to three years in prison.
With regard to the latest allegations, his lawyer, Patrick V. Parrotta, said: "We knew this was coming for some time, since a search warrant was executed last summer. We're going to review the evidence disclosed in court, and we're going to prepare a defense and fight this case."
Paul Barone's lawyer, Joseph Sorrentino, said his client has never been in trouble before.
"My client, Paul Barone, is a very hard-working, respectful young man and is gainfully employed," Sorrentino said.
Glazewski's lawyer, Louis E. Diamond, said he is in the process of reviewing the evidence and preparing a defense.
Lawyers for Muro and Rossi did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment.
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