Arrests made in 8-liner Gambling Investigation
Authorities arrested nearly three dozen people Tuesday on charges including money laundering and gambling promotion after investigators said they ran an illegal gambling operation that took in more than $15 million over two years. Austin police said 34 people have been charged in connection with Operation Casino Flush, a joint investigation with the FBI and Internal Revenue Service that began more than a year ago when investigators seized 733 so-called eight-liner machines through- out the city. Austin police Cmdr.
Harold Piatt says the eight-liner investigation might be the largest ever for the department. "This investigation potentially is the largest this department could ever be involved in," said Austin police Cmdr. Harold Piatt, who works with the department's organized crime division. "There is more money, more players and more opportunity for nefarious activity. Who knows what they have done with $15 million?"An 11-page federal indictment unsealed Tuesday said some of the money was sent from a Bank of America account to Pakistan.
June 1, 2006
Posted By Michelle Johnson
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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