A second man has pleaded guilty in federal court to running an illegal gambling operation.
Prosecutors say 24-year-old Charles J. Simone of Liberty pleaded guilty Thursday to running an illegal gambling operation.
Simone's guilty plea also comes with a hefty price tag; he's forfeiting
$10,000 in profits to the government along with his laptop, which
federal agents confiscated last March.
Prosecutors say the Kansas City, Missouri, operation started
in March
2006. Simone started as a bookmaker on December 21, 2008, through March
31, 2009. Simone handled multiple bettors, mostly in KCMO, who bet more
than $147,287. Prosecutors say bookmakers took home a percentage of the
winning at the end of each season (as an example, prosecutors say Simone
pocketed 25 percent of his bettors' losses at the end of the 2008-2009
NFL season).
Simone faces up to five years in federal prison
without parole and up to
a $250,000 fine. His sentencing hearing hasn't been scheduled yet.
Prosecutors
say Simone and other
bookmakers gave bettors a 1-800
number and Web site to bet on sporting events, and used
another 1-800 number to track the wagers and account balances.
The 1-800 numbers went to a Costa Rican company, which received
the
wagers and tracked the results but didn't have an interest in the
outcomes of the bets. Prosecutors say Simone and other bookmakers
made payments and collected cash in person from their clients on a
weekly basis.
In a related case, 26-year-old Michael V.
Badalucco of North Kansas City admitted
last week to being a bookmaker in an illegal gambling operation.
Badalucco
could get up to two years in federal prison without parole and as much
as a $250,000 fine.
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All I wanna know is what happened to GARY from one of the other blogs attempting to defend that RAT CARL MICELI??? Probably enjoying his gagutzas. That or he realized the truth. Or, maybe he didn't like his own wrong doings [adult indiscretions] being disclosed to the public. Don't worry Gary, it's no secret.
Awesome case, the streets are really safe now! Get the gamblers to jail!! hahahahaha
This case is disgusting. The only reason this case got anywhere is because of the few jackoffs who decided they would get themselves out of trouble and blame put it on someone else. The government is allowed to get a case and go forward with this BS because of people who testify and give them information to avoid taking the blame. It is disgusting!
Hang in there Charlie. You can walk with your head high!
What a joke......fbi = I better go after last names that end in a vowel.....better yet, high ranking bank officials making millions from bailout from you know who.....priks
What a JOKE! Wall Stree and the Government are taking the American people for BILLIONS & BILLIONS and here he have the Feds wasting resources on $147K???? That did it cost the taxpayers to shut down this huge crime network? Hell if you looked at office pool around town you would be in the Millions! I wish the Govt would get their head out of their A$$!
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