by willychichi » Tue Dec 06, 2016 4:27 pm
Dozens arrested had mob ties in gambling ring bust, authorities say
The Genovese crime family controlled an offshore gambling venture through which members of four area mob groups placed millions of dollars in illicit sports bets, authorities charged Wednesday.
Prosecutors accused more than 40 alleged mobsters, associates and wannabes of running the ring, which they said boasted more than 12,000 customers nationwide and raked in about $300,000 a week for the nation's most powerful Mafia family.
Capping an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the New Jersey State Police, more than 100 officers fanned out across North Jersey early Wednesday, executing 25 search warrants at homes and businesses.
Those arrested included Joseph "The Eagle" Gatto, who controlled one of two Costa Rican "wire rooms" that accepted the bets from associates of the Genovese, Lucchese, Bonanno/Massino and Gambino crime families, authorities said.
Read more:
http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/b ... /95019340/
Dozens arrested had mob ties in gambling ring bust, authorities say
The Genovese crime family controlled an offshore gambling venture through which members of four area mob groups placed millions of dollars in illicit sports bets, authorities charged Wednesday.
Prosecutors accused more than 40 alleged mobsters, associates and wannabes of running the ring, which they said boasted more than 12,000 customers nationwide and raked in about $300,000 a week for the nation's most powerful Mafia family.
Capping an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the New Jersey State Police, more than 100 officers fanned out across North Jersey early Wednesday, executing 25 search warrants at homes and businesses.
Those arrested included Joseph "The Eagle" Gatto, who controlled one of two Costa Rican "wire rooms" that accepted the bets from associates of the Genovese, Lucchese, Bonanno/Massino and Gambino crime families, authorities said.
Read more: http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2016/12/05/dozens-arrested-had-mob-ties-gambling-ring-bust-authorities-say/95019340/