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In total, the ring involved over 1,000 gamblers nationwide, prosecutors said. The wagers were on pro and amateur sports events, prosecutors added. Wagers were made on baseball, basketball, football, hockey, as well as college sports, the Sun-Times<\/em> said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nLast year, Kendall sentenced DelGiudice\u2019s 85-year-old father, Eugene, to three months of home detention.<\/p>\n
Another defendant, Chicago Police Officer Nicholas Stella, will serve time in prison, the Sun-Times<\/em> said. Stella was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role as a top bookie.<\/p>\nOne Defendant Suffers From Brain Cancer<\/h2>\n
Another defendant, Gregory Paloian, was sentenced to two and a half years. But he later was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, WLS<\/em>, a local TV station, reported.<\/p>\nPaloian was given compassionate relief by a judge, given the medical condition. He will enter prison on August 18, 2022, WLS<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Justin Hines is the latest defendant to plead guilty in a far-reaching illegal sports gambling case in Chicago federal court. It involved a multi-million-dollar gambling ring that allegedly was operated in and around Chicago by Vincent \u201cUncle Mick\u201d DelGiudice. Hines, 42, entered his plea before US District Judge Virginia Kendall earlier this week. He is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":188306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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