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Lawyers: Gretzky, wife won't be charged
AP via FOXSports ^ | 2006-02-26 | Staff

Posted on 02/16/2006 5:05:48 PM PST by dread78645

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Wayne Gretzky will not face criminal charges in connection with a multimillion-dollar sports betting ring busted in New Jersey last week, and he is unlikely to be called to testify against others in the case, his lawyer said Thursday.

Attorney Ron Fujikawa said he received assurances from New Jersey authorities last week that the hockey great was not in any way a central figure in the criminal investigation. That's not surprising, Fujikawa said, because Gretzky did nothing illegal. ...

Gretzky's wife, Janet Jones, also is unlikely to face criminal charges in the case, her lawyer said Thursday. Jones wagered more than $100,000 through the ring, a person with knowledge of the investigation has told The Associated Press; her husband was not directly implicated. ...

The gambling operation allegedly was run by Gretzky's friend and Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet, along with two New Jersey men, including a state trooper.

The three men had been scheduled to appear in court Feb. 21 to have their charges read and rights explained. But a judge on Thursday approved a request from the men's lawyers to waive their appearances, said Jude Del Preore, the court administrator in Burlington County. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.foxsports.com ...


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1 posted on 02/16/2006 5:05:50 PM PST by dread78645
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To: dread78645

Not until the MSM gave him an anal probe.


2 posted on 02/16/2006 5:07:57 PM PST by digger48
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To: dread78645


She should be charged,

with lookin` so damn foxy ;-)

( These Gretsky threads are gonna require mandatory pics

of Janet)


3 posted on 02/16/2006 5:08:31 PM PST by Para-Ord.45
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To: dread78645

I hope it turns out that Gretzey had his bookie buddy stop the wife's bets from going to the gambling ring and covered the bets, win or lose, himself without her knowing. Keeps the money in the family.


4 posted on 02/16/2006 5:24:03 PM PST by leadhead (It’s a duty and a responsibility to defeat them. But it's also a pleasure)
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To: Para-Ord.45
These Gretsky threads are gonna require mandatory pics of Janet

Here's a pic of them both:

Something striking about that picture...

5 posted on 02/16/2006 5:35:44 PM PST by TonyInOhio (Apparently, I'm easily amused.)
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To: dread78645
At least she was allowed to live. This guy wasn't.
6 posted on 02/16/2006 6:33:36 PM PST by xrp (Every time Chuck Norris sneezes, a third-world country is annihilated from the face of the Earth.)
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To: digger48

Really...how nice, after they dragged their names through the mud.


7 posted on 02/16/2006 6:34:29 PM PST by Hildy (The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth)
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To: dread78645

It really does sound like she might have a gambling problem.....


8 posted on 02/16/2006 6:34:39 PM PST by MikefromOhio (Brokeback Mountain: The ONLY western where the Cowboys GET IT IN THE END!!!)
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To: TonyInOhio

What on Earth is that ad for?????


9 posted on 02/16/2006 6:35:26 PM PST by Hildy (The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth)
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To: dread78645

Charged with what? Spending their own money in Vegas?


10 posted on 02/16/2006 6:36:19 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: MikeinIraq
It really does sound like she might have a gambling problem.....

$5,000 on the coin toss --Ya think?

From what I've read of this, NJ law goes after the bookies and consolidators (runners), not the individual bettors.
So Jones is off the hook unless she was involved in taking bets from others (INAL or stayed at a Holiday Inn Express) ...

11 posted on 02/16/2006 6:51:42 PM PST by dread78645 (Intelligent Design. It causes people to misspeak)
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To: ozzymandus
Charged with what? Spending their own money in Vegas?

No. It was making bets with a New Jersey book.

12 posted on 02/16/2006 6:53:07 PM PST by dread78645 (Intelligent Design. It causes people to misspeak)
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