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Reputed mobster and dozens of others arrested in gambling ring
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HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) _ Authorities said they confiscated $3 million in cash and arrested dozens of northern New Jersey residents Thursday _ including a reputed Genovese crime family associate _ to dismantle what they called one of the largest gambling rings in the state's history.
Robert D'Alessio of Montville and 48 other individuals were arrested in early morning raids that grew out of a two-month investigation involving the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and New Jersey State Police, the agencies said in a joint statement.
Charges include promoting gambling and conspiracy to promote gambling. Fifteen individuals _ several of them bartenders and club owners _ also face money laundering charges.
D'Alessio, whom authorities described as the ringleader, faces all three charges. Much of the money laundering occurred through a business known as Parsippany Check Cashing, prosecutors said.
The suspects, ranging in age from 28 to 81, are mostly men but include at least three women. Warrants are out for the arrest of two additional men: a 64-year-old from Mt. Arlington and a 74-year-old from Middle Village, N.Y.
The raids netted six firearms, six automobiles, cocaine, marijuana and the cash, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said in a statement. They were carried out though 34 search warrants executed in northern New Jersey, New York and Florida.
The wagers were placed via toll-free phone number or on the Internet, with actual "wire room" providing the betting lines and accepting the wagers was located in Costa Rica, prosecutors said.
hometown, CLARIFY number of arrests.
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) _ Authorities said they confiscated $3 million in cash and arrested dozens of northern New Jersey residents Thursday _ including a reputed Genovese crime family associate _ to dismantle what they called one of the largest gambling rings in the state's history.
Robert D'Alessio of Montville and 48 other individuals were arrested in early morning raids that grew out of a two-month investigation involving the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and New Jersey State Police, the agencies said in a joint statement.
Charges include promoting gambling and conspiracy to promote gambling. Fifteen individuals _ several of them bartenders and club owners _ also face money laundering charges.
D'Alessio, whom authorities described as the ringleader, faces all three charges. Much of the money laundering occurred through a business known as Parsippany Check Cashing, prosecutors said.
The suspects, ranging in age from 28 to 81, are mostly men but include at least three women. Warrants are out for the arrest of two additional men: a 64-year-old from Mt. Arlington and a 74-year-old from Middle Village, N.Y.
The raids netted six firearms, six automobiles, cocaine, marijuana and the cash, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said in a statement. They were carried out though 34 search warrants executed in northern New Jersey, New York and Florida.
The wagers were placed via toll-free phone number or on the Internet, with actual "wire room" providing the betting lines and accepting the wagers was located in Costa Rica, prosecutors said.
