Hedging Their Bets
by Ryan Rodenberg, Sports Illustrated THERE ARE graceless touchdown dances and ungainly home run trots, clumsy chest bumps and ill-timed fist knocks, but the most
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May 12, 2014
5:00 am
FBI, SEC Reportedly Probe Trading Of Carl Icahn, Billy Walters, Phil Mickelson
by Jennifer Ablan, Reuters NEW YORK, May 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating possible insider
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May 3, 2014
7:53 pm
Sports Scandal Reports: Not That Independent, Not That Investigative
by Ryan Rodenberg, The Atlantic Within hours of its release on February 4, various media outlets began dissecting the provocative details from the 144-page Wells Report—an investigation
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February 18, 2014
5:00 am
Ex-Philly mayor’s daughter spared in gambling case
By Maryclaire Dale, CDC Gaming Reports Inc. PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The daughter of a former Philadelphia mayor is likely to go free in the latest gambling
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February 4, 2014
6:00 pm
Meadowbrook man pleads guilty to racketeering, illegal gambling charges
By Linda Finarelli, Montgomery News Meadowbrook resident Joseph Vito Mastronardo Jr., the leader of an alleged sports betting ring, pleaded guilty Friday to racketeering charges, the
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February 1, 2014
5:00 am
Beware Super Bowl bettors: sports gambling ringleader cops plea
By Gregory Gordon, McClatchy DC Here’s a cautionary note to all of you NFL fans looking for a slick way to lay down a big bet
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January 31, 2014
5:00 am
Leader of Alleged Sports Betting Ring Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges
Department of Justice Joseph Vito Mastronardo Jr., 63, of Meadowbrook, Pa., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise (RICO), conducting an
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January 31, 2014
5:00 am
Star mob witness is both disappointed and satisfied
by Jermey Roebuck, The Philadelphia Inquirer The trial is over, but Louis “Bent Finger Lou” Monacello isn’t done talking. In an interview Wednesday, the
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January 29, 2014
11:34 am
No retrial in Ligambi case
by Jeremy Roebuck, The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA He fought off conviction for a second time last week. On Tuesday, Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi could
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January 27, 2014
11:06 pm
Joe Vito Mastronardo, Gentleman Gambler, Heads To Court
By George Anastasia, Big Trial The numbers are staggering. More than $1.3 million in cash seized at his home in the Meadowbrook section of Huntingdon Valley,
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October 31, 2013
5:00 am