***** Four Charged Taking In $1 Billion In Nfl Bets *****

[TheComputerGroup]

NEW YORK -- Authorities in New York City have cracked down on an internet gambling ring they say took in nearly a billion dollars in illegal wagers on pro football.

Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson announced corruption enterprise and other charges Thursday against four men from California and New York.

Court papers say the ring took sports bets from thousands of gamblers on various websites. They say bets totaled $927 million for NFL games alone last season.

Prosecutors say ringleader Gordon Mitchnick is from Laverne, California, but ran the operation out of Costa Rica. They say he laundered some of the proceeds by buying 20 houses.

A message left with Mitchnick's attorney hasn't been returned.

 

[TheComputerGroup]

http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id/16651810/four-charged-gambli

 

[NFLTrends]

And I would bet that the reason they got "Busted" was some bettors who lost, and were being disgruntled crybabies that turned them in

 

[TheComputerGroup]

I don't know Trends, but thats a big operation.......

 

[arniesarmy]

NEW YORK (AP) — An internet bookmaking operation based in Costa Rica took in nearly a billion dollars in illegal wagers on NFL games last season alone, New York City prosecutors said Thursday.
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson made the allegation while announcing corruption enterprise and other charges against four men from California and New York. A defense attorney called the case overblown.
According to court papers, the ring took bets on pro football, college sports, soccer and other athletic events from thousands of gamblers using various websites since April 2015. They say bets last season on pro football totaled $927 million.
The alleged ringleader, Gordon Mitchnick of Laverne, California, ran the operation out of a „wire room“ in San Jose, Costa Rica, prosecutors said. He laundered some of the proceeds by buying 20 houses, they said.
Another California defendant was a designated cash „runner“ who once carried $50,000 in a briefcase through U.S. airports, prosecutors said. More piles of cash were recovered from the safe deposit box of a Manhattan defendant, they said.
Mitchnick was still in custody Thursday afternoon after a judge set bail at $2 million. His attorney, Bruce Maffeo, accused prosecutors of exaggerating the allegations.
„This is a garden-variety gambling case on steroids,“ Maffeo said.

 

[The Guesser]

[FONT=PT Serif, serif]“Illegal gambling is not a victimless crime – it preys on peoples’ vulnerabilities and directly leads to money laundering, loansharking and a host of other crimes,” said Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson.[/FONT]

[FONT=PT Serif, serif]Same old boilerplate BS, by every DA, every time one of these busts are made. Yes, Mr Thompson, it is victimless, but no, it's not not a crime. People are signing up to use these services voluntarily. With $927 Million on just NFL, from this mickey mouse operation, imagine how much money our stupid gov't is forfeiting, by not just taxing and regulating Online gambling. [/FONT]hno:[FONT=PT Serif, serif] [/FONT]

 

[Mr_Mark]

guys forgive me for my lack of knowledge with online gambling rules, this is probably stupid question but if their business was ran out of Costa Rica (where I believe it is legal) then what is the crime?
isn't it essentially the same as Nike manufacturing shoes from slave/child labor in China (where that is also legal) and sell them here?

 

[NFLTrends]

guys forgive me for my lack of knowledge with online gambling rules, this is probably stupid question but if their business was ran out of Costa Rica (where I believe it is legal) then what is the crime?
isn't it essentially the same as Nike manufacturing shoes from slave/child labor in China (where that is also legal) and sell them here?

Accepting wagers in the United States, from gamblers in the United States by persons not licensed with the Gaming Commission and Gaming Control Board in the state of Nevada is a federal crime. Also laundering the money without taxatrion and doing it offshore as well.

 

[KingEleven]

damn there goes that idea

 

[Mr_Mark]

Accepting wagers in the United States, from gamblers in the United States by persons not licensed with the Gaming Commission and Gaming Control Board in the state of Nevada is a federal crime. Also laundering the money without taxatrion and doing it offshore as well.

lol simple enough. Thanks for breaking it down for me

 

[Betallsports]

Four California and New York men have been charged in an internet-based sports gambling ring that handled nearly $1 billion in bets during a single football season and ran a team of employees in Costa Rica, prosecutors said on Thursday.


Gordon Mitchnick, 58, Joseph Schneider, 39, Arthur Rossi, 66, and Claude Ferguson, 43, were charged with crimes including enterprise corruption and first-degree promoting gambling in a 57-count indictment, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson said in a statement.


Most forms of gambling are illegal in New York state, with legal gambling limited to Indian reservation casinos, betting on horse races and Las Vegas-style casinos.
"Illegal gambling is not a victimless crime," Thompson said. "It preys on peoples’ vulnerabilities and directly leads to money laundering, loansharking and a host of other crimes," Thompson said.


Attorneys for the defendants were not immediately identifiable.


Mitchnick is the suspected leader of the ring, which operated in Brooklyn and other areas, prosecutors said. He is accused of purchasing more than 20 houses to help him launder money.


The group operated several password-protected websites that allowed gamblers to place bets on a series of professional and collegiate sports games, prosecutors said. A toll-free number for wagering was also provided.


Clients were solicited by word of mouth and on internet gambling forums.


The operation accepted $927 million in wagers on National Football League games during the 2015 season, prosecutors said. Thompson said he believes the bust is the biggest of its kind to be brought by local prosecutors.


At its peak, the operation had $200,000 in monthly bills including salaries for a team of employees located in San Jose, Costa Rica, who ran a call center for betters, prosecutors said.


It was not clear how much money was handled over the life of the operation or for how long it existed.


The defendants face up to 25 years in prison if convicted of the top charge of enterprise corruption, prosecutors said. Additional arrests are expected in the ongoing investigation.

 

[RunMaker]

is that supposed to be a lot? I could probably do about $500,000 in turnover in my bets in a year. And I aint shit.

what's that? 2000 clients?

 

[bounceback]

is that supposed to be a lot? I could probably do about $500,000 in turnover in my bets in a year. And I aint shit.

what's that? 2000 clients?

yea its a lot lol...what do you want it to be...trillions?

 

[MullerRose]

Maybe bettors who lost got bitter and turned them in.. #%()

 

[Willie99]

what's his Rx username?

 

[VIEJODINOSAUR]

It is going to get ugly....

 

[Betallsports]

what's his Rx username?

Have no clue ... but there are plenty of Forum bookies here over the years ....

Some that I know of Never even make a post. they just use the RX PM system to get players