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For Immediate Release:  
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February 17, 2009  

Peter Aseltine
609-292-4791

Office of The Attorney General
- Anne Milgram, Attorney General
Division of Criminal Justice
- Deborah L. Gramiccioni, Director

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Philadelphia Man Admits He Helped Run Sports Gambling Ring that Operated in Poker Room at Borgata

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TRENTON – Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni announced that a Philadelphia man pleaded guilty today to promoting gambling for helping to run a sports bookmaking ring that operated inside the Borgata Hotel Casino poker room.

According to Director Gramiccioni, Vincent Procopio, 42, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to promoting gambling before Superior Court Judge Michael A. Donio in Atlantic County. Under the plea agreement, the state will recommend that Procopio be sentenced to 364 days in the county jail as a condition of a term of probation. He also must forfeit $20,000. His sentencing is scheduled for April 24.

Procopio was charged as a result of Operation High Roller, an investigation led by the State Police and the Division of Criminal Justice which involved the assistance of 11 other law enforcement agencies in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Deputy Attorney General Kerry DiJoseph took the plea for the Division of Criminal Justice Major Crimes Bureau - Casino Prosecutions Unit.

On Dec. 15, the boss of the ring, Jack Buscemi Jr., 51, of Mullica Hill, pleaded guilty to second-degree conspiracy to commit money laundering, and the man who controlled day-to-day operations of the ring, Andrew Micali, 33, of Ventnor, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal usury. Buscemi and Micali each face five years in prison under their plea agreements. They are scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 27.

The investigation revealed that Procopio acted as a top assistant to Micali in operating the ring, which took in more than $60 million in bets in 20 months. The ring was shut down in November 2007, when more than 20 people were arrested. Buscemi, Micali and Procopio were indicted on April 10, along with 21 additional defendants. Fifteen other defendants have pleaded guilty to promoting gambling or other charges. Two have been sentenced, and 13 are awaiting sentence.

The investigation, which began in March 2006, revealed that Micali relied on a network of agents to take in millions of dollars in bets on college and professional football and basketball. Micali, and Buscemi received a percentage of the gambling proceeds collected by the agents.

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