Gambling Raid In Austin
Tuesday, APD announced, through a joint effort between local and federal authorities, 34 suspects have been charged in connection with bilking $15 million from Central Texans. Authorities say they illegally lured consumers with the promise of a payoff when in reality they were rigged and used to help launder money.
Tuesday, authorities announced 34 people have been charged with everything from gambling and money laundering to organized criminal behavior. Police say the leader of the ring, 34-year-old Tariq Majeed, kept detailed casino records and recruited stores to join his illegal activity.
"At one point in our investigation, two of our undercover agents got so close to him that he was actually prepared to set them up in their own operation, and he had someone from out of city bring the machines, lease the building, put it all up together and set them up and let them run them," APD Commander Harold Piatt said.
May 24, 2006
Posted By Susan Torres
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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