Posted on 04/11/2025 5:10:48 PM PDT by CFW
A Democratic official in New Jersey and several reputed mobsters have been charged for their alleged roles in a major illegal gambling ring in the state, Democratic New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Friday.
Democratic Prospect Park Councilman Anand Shah, aged 42, is alleged to have illegally run poker games and a sportsbook tied to suspected members of the Lucchese crime family, one of the five major mafia families of New York, Platkin’s office announced Friday. The alleged mobbed-up gambling scheme operated out of restaurants and homes across the state and generated approximately $3 million in illicit cash.
Today we’ve charged 39 people, including a sitting councilman. The message is clear – we are bringing every resource to bear to crack down on violent criminals, including organized crime.
If you break the law, if you hurt New Jersey, you will be brought to justice. pic.twitter.com/AgjjlEOQgY
— Attorney General Matt Platkin (@NewJerseyOAG) April 11, 2025
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Never mind mobsters. The real threat is democrat politicians.
The arrests are all at state level in particular states. those branches have obviously found “Enough Concrete Evidence” to make arrests... The Feds in DC however, well... ummmmmm... They’re working real hard on evidence building!!! Ya thats it!! Making sure they have Rock Solid Investigations!!
Leave them alone. Gov’t lottery greed and MLB, NBA NFL monopoly on gambling.
Just another government way of annoying people of all sorts.
A warning to others: this is what happens when you don’t grease the right palms.
Seems so strange, arrested for running a gabling ring when there are casinos all over. I know it’s against the law in this instance but I kinda don’t get it.
That should read ‘gambling ring’.
No taxes.
Aren't they one and the same?
The gubmint don’t like competition.
In other words “Friday”.
Did the Lucchese family forget to make a payoff to Platkin or something?
RE: Mobsters. Democrat politicians.
Mark Twain: Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
Ohhhhh. 😝 You are right!
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