Illigal Sportbetting Case busted
Published: Thursday, March 16, 2006 Online-Casinos.com
ILLEGAL SPORTSBETTING CASE BUSTED
Illegal operation handled 50 000 calls in a seven month period
Associated Press reports what appears to have been a sting operation by federal
authorities that resulted in three family members being indicted this week in
he Greenbelt U.S. District Court for allegedly running a gambling business out
of Montgomery County.
Herbert Meyers (60) of Potomac, his 69-year-old brother-in-law Robert
Levine of Montgomery Village and Levine's 45-year-old son, Steven Levine
of Montgomery Village, were all charged with conducting an illegal gambling business
and conspiracy. Robert Levine and Meyers were also indicted for money laundering.
Meyers' brother, Howard Meyers, was indicted last month on gambling charges.
Federal prosecutors said that between March 2001 and January 2004, the three took
bets on football games, basketball games and other sports. They advertised by
word of mouth and pamphlets, establishing a toll-free number that took in more
than 50,000 calls in a seven month period between 2002 and 2003.
