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Organized crime has been taken a beating by police over the past few months. On Tuesday, another round of organized crime members were rounded up by authorities.
Police served warrants to forty two people with charges that range from money laundering, to racketeering. An illegal gambling ring was the initial target of the investigation.
In August, an investigation began into an illegal gambling ring that was being allegedly run by the Genovese crime family. The investigation lasted for seven months, and when it was complete, police began making the arrests.
The forty two people were arrested and charged with various crimes including money laundering, Distribution of narcotics, racketeering, and promoting gambling.
The gambling ring had four leaders. There were also numerous agents that were running individual betting packages. The agents were making a percentage of what gamblers in their package lost.
The troubling part of the arrests are the amount of government employees that were arrested in the sting operation. Three of them worked in the school system. The other two worked for Bergen County Parks Department, and Kearney department of Public Works.
While arrests have been made, the investigation continues and more arrests are possible in the case.
March 26, 2008
Posted By Larry Rutherford
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
Police served warrants to forty two people with charges that range from money laundering, to racketeering. An illegal gambling ring was the initial target of the investigation.
In August, an investigation began into an illegal gambling ring that was being allegedly run by the Genovese crime family. The investigation lasted for seven months, and when it was complete, police began making the arrests.
The forty two people were arrested and charged with various crimes including money laundering, Distribution of narcotics, racketeering, and promoting gambling.
The gambling ring had four leaders. There were also numerous agents that were running individual betting packages. The agents were making a percentage of what gamblers in their package lost.
The troubling part of the arrests are the amount of government employees that were arrested in the sting operation. Three of them worked in the school system. The other two worked for Bergen County Parks Department, and Kearney department of Public Works.
While arrests have been made, the investigation continues and more arrests are possible in the case.
March 26, 2008
Posted By Larry Rutherford
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com