12 people arrested in alleged gambling ring
A dozen people are arrested in a bust into what police say was a large-scale gambling operation with ties to the Patriarca crime family. Police say they recorded about 675-thousand dollars in bets on professional and college sports games in the 45 days they were listening in on phone calls with wiretaps. State Police Major Steven O'Donnell says the suspected ringleader is Edward Lato, a man who O'Donnell says has a long history of running gambling rings. Lato is charged with racketeering, bookmaking and other crimes. Authorities also arrested Kevin Lisi, of Houston, Texas. He's accused of taking bets from Texas. The arrests happened yesterday.
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