William D. Cammisano Jr. pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to running an illegal gambling business. Cammisano, 60, is the son of mobster William "Willie the Rat" Cammisano.
Cammisano agreed to hand over $60,368 to the government, his share of the profits from the wagers. Federal agents seized the cash during a March 31, 2009, search of Cammisano's home in Harrisonville.
Cammisano copped to running "an illegal sports bookmaking business"
from March 1, 2006 to March 31, 2009. Prosecutors say Cammisano took
bets from multiple bettors in the Kansas City metro area. Those bettors
wagered more than $1,137,632 during the course of the operation.
Bookmakers received a cut of the winnings after each sports season.
Prosecutors say Cammisano collected cash from bettors in person, usually on a weekly basis.
Cammisano is looking at up to five years in federal prison without
parole and a fine of up to $250,000. His sentencing hearing has yet to
be scheduled.
In related cases, 24-year-old Charles J. Simone and 26-year-old Michael V.
Badalucco also entered guilty pleas in federal court to their roles in the illegal gambling operation. So did brothers Michael and Anthony Sansone. The Sansone brothers are the grandsons of Anthony "Tony Ripe" Civella, an old school organized crime boss who went to federal prison for running gambling businesses.
Prosecutors
say the men 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.
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