In a news release, the Justice Department alleged one person arrested in the scheme, identified as 57-year-old Anthony Villani, is a direct associate of the notorious Mafia clan that has historically played a significant part in New York's organized crime.
Federal authorities have charged five people with operating an illegal and long-established gambling business with suspected ties to the Lucchese crime family, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. The charges were outlined in an indictment that was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court, as four defendants were arrested at their homes in New York, and another in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Villani is accused of overseeing what the department describes as a"large-scale" illegal scheme at the helm of Rhino Sports' business dealings. He allegedly contracted Filizzola and Tucci as runners while"regularly" employing members of prominent Italian-American crime families, including the Lucchese family, to work as bookmakers.
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