14 charged in Mafia-backed betting ring involving athletes Fourteen people were charged for their roles in a multimillion-dollar illegal sports betting ring that involved college athletes and had links to organized crime, New Jersey authorities announced
Fourteen People Charged for Roles in Organized Crime Sports . . . Attorney General Matthew J Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) announced charges against 14 people for their roles in a multimillion-dollar sports betting ring operated by a member and associates of organized crime
College Athletes and Mob Ties Exposed in $2M Illegal NJ . . . State officials revealed the ring lured bettors systematically while blending family ties, student athletes, and nationwide bookies into a high-stakes enterprise Mob Soldier Leads Family-Run Gambling Empire At the helm stood 55-year-old Joseph M “Little Joe” Perna, a confirmed Lucchese crime family soldier who acted as the primary financier
Feds bust 14 in Mafia-tied college sports betting ring . . . A sprawling illegal sports betting network with alleged ties to the Lucchese crime family, and involving student athletes, was taken down by the feds this week, leading to charges against 14 people in New Jersey, authorities announced
Former NCAA athletes tied to alleged Mafia-backed gambling ring The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) and Attorney General Matthew J Platkin announced charges against 14 people who were involved in an alleged sports betting ring with ties to organized crime
College Athletes Involved in $2M Illegal Sports Betting Ring College athletes were allegedly involved in a multimillion-dollar sports betting ring with links to organized crime, according to New Jersey law enforcement authorities On Thursday, 14 people were charged for an array of crimes, including racketeering, money laundering, conspiracy, and gambling offenses related to the gambling ring, according to a joint announcement made by the New Jersey
Mafia Member Recruited Son’s Friends for Gambling Ring . . . Mafia Member Recruited Son’s Friends for Gambling Ring, Prosecutors Say Prosecutors say the New Jersey man farmed out his betting operations, and that some participants were college athletes
14 Arrested in Mafia-Linked College Betting Ring - rg. org New Jersey prosecutors dropped a bombshell Thursday, announcing that 14 people, including several college athletes, were arrested in a massive illegal sports-betting operation allegedly tied to the Lucchese crime family, per ESPN