New Jersey councilman Anand Shah was indicted on 18 charges connected to an alleged illegal gambling network, prosecutors said. They allege the operation generated more than $3m in illegal profits; Shah’s attorney said he was innocent. Shah was due to be arraigned on 24 October.
The indictment highlights alleged illegal gambling activity, while Shah’s attorney maintains his innocence.
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The FBI and other agencies arrested 22 people in a northwest Indiana investigation into alleged illegal gambling and violent extortion, reportedly following raids on 29 April. Prosecutors allege the operation collected and distributed gambling revenue through employees at businesses including two restaurants. The report says the alleged enterprise earned between $700,000 and $900,000 from the Super Bowl each year; the defendants face charges, not established findings of guilt.
Arizona's attorney general has brought an illegal gambling charge against Kalshi, according to the report. The allegations include accepting bets in the state without a licence and offering wagers on US elections; the report text does not provide further details on the case.
New Jersey authorities charged 14 people, including Joseph M. Perna, over an alleged illegal gambling operation involving sports betting and student athletes. The Attorney General’s Office said the alleged betting activity involved $2m between 2022 and 2024; the charges include racketeering, conspiracy, gambling-related offences and money laundering.
New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin said 39 people were charged in an investigation into alleged illegal poker and sports betting operations. Officials said the two-year investigation uncovered four poker clubs and more than $3 million in alleged criminal proceeds; some defendants had not responded to requests for comment.
A California property investor accused of child abuse is reportedly linked to a separate investigation involving an alleged illegal casino and drug operation. The alleged gambling operation occupied a commercial property he controlled in El Monte.
Court records cited in a media report reportedly tie the investor to a second probe, this one concerning an alleged illegal casino and gambling operation. That alleged gambling ring was based at a commercial property in El Monte, near Los Angeles, which the man controlled. According to the report, no criminal charges have yet been filed against him over the alleged gambling ring.