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TRENTON
– Attorney General Anne Milgram announced
that a former enforcement officer for the
Hudson County Improvement Authority was sentenced
today for promoting gambling.
According
to Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni,
Harry L. Aceti, 52, of Flemington, was ordered
to serve four years of probation, pay a $5,000
criminal fine, and provide 50 hours of community
service by Superior Court Judge Lourdes I.
Santiago in Hudson County. Aceti was also
ordered to enroll in Gambler’s Anonymous
as a condition of probation. Aceti pleaded
guilty on Sept. 29 to an accusation charging
him with fourth-degree promoting gambling.
Aceti
was required to forfeit his job as an enforcement
officer for the Hudson County Improvement
Authority and is permanently barred from public
employment in New Jersey. Aceti was arrested
on June 2, 2009 as a result of the investigation.
In
pleading guilty, Aceti admitted that he was
actively involved in promoting an illegal
bookmaking operation in which he solicited
individuals to place bets on sporting events
by distributing telephone numbers which these
individuals could call to place bets. Aceti
admitted that he also was responsible for
collecting money from these bettors to cover
their losses and ensuring that money was delivered
to the winners.
Members
of the New Jersey State Police Official Corruption
Bureau North Unit conducted the investigation.
Deputy Attorney General David M. Fritch prosecuted
the case for the Division of Criminal Justice
Corruption Bureau. Deputy Attorney General
Anthony Picione, Deputy Chief of the DCJ Corruption
Bureau, represented the state at the sentencing.
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