Yet another illegal bookie busted!

[Fishhead]

Do the Feds seem to be cracking down on this activity more of late??



GREENBELT -- A Maryland man has admitted in court to running a $200,000 a week bookmaking operation out of two restaurants.
Federal prosecutors say 58-year-old Gary Richardson pleaded guilty to conducting an illegal gambling business and money laundering.

He admitted to partnering with a Montgomery County man to run bookie operations out of restaurants in Prince George's County and elsewhere in Maryland.

Police say they learned of the operation in December 2000 after he cashed $52,000 worth of checks at a Pr. George's County liquor store and depositing the money into the store's bank account.

IRS agents and police raised his home and confiscated cash, betting sheets and other paraphernalia.

Richardson faces up to 25 years in jail when he's sentenced on May 17.

 

[Tico]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> He admitted to partnering with a Montgomery County man to run bookie operations out of restaurants in Prince George's County and elsewhere in Maryland.
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Bucsfan?

 

[Muddy]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by FISHHEAD:
Richardson faces up to 25 years in jail when he's sentenced on May 17.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Welcome to America

 

[bucsfan67]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Tico:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> He admitted to partnering with a Montgomery County man to run bookie operations out of restaurants in Prince George's County and elsewhere in Maryland.
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Bucsfan?

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Lol, not me.......

maryland, thats J-man's area, wonder what they would do to the muscle boy in prison...

j/k j-man

 

[Jazz]

Not as far as KC goes - I can't remember the last time I read about a bust. These aren't that uncommon in the East anyway, used to happen regularly in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, Penn) as I recall.

 

[Dante]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Police say they learned of the operation in December 2000 after he cashed $52,000 worth of checks at a Pr. George's County liquor store and depositing the money into the store's bank account.
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[jwunderdog]

I guess he didn't read the second rule of bookmaking.

2.We don't accept checks.

It's one thing to cash a couple of small checks but $52000?

 

[go2guy]

Unfreaking believable he could faces 25 years in jail for this where they have child molestors, armed robbers and even murders walking the street after doing a couple of years or no time at all.

 

[TIGER]

Because child molestors, armed robbers and even murders don't prevent government from collecting his tax $$$$ integer!

 

[blueedwards]

who writes a check to their bookie? that's almost as bad as jerry springer writing a check to that hooker in cincinnati.

 

[Massmilwaukee]

I need an Oz, do you take personl checks?

 

[lakerfan]

Did you write this article Fishead? I don't see a source credited nor do I see a link to the article. Where is it from?

 

[Jazz]

here's one link ... http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0304/130023.html

 

[lakerfan]

Thanks Jazz