{"id":296212,"date":"2023-10-30T09:19:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=296212"},"modified":"2023-10-30T13:58:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:58:24","slug":"casino-crime-round-up-illegal-gambling-leads-to-two-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-crime-round-up-illegal-gambling-leads-to-two-arrests\/","title":{"rendered":"Casino Crime Roundup: Illegal Haitian Lottery Outlet Leads to Two Arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two suspects were arrested recently for allegedly running an illicit gaming operation out of an Indianapolis, Ind. barber shop.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_296215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-296215\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-296215 size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cop-car-1-858x482.jpg\" alt=\"Indianapolis, Ind. police car\" width=\"858\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cop-car-1-858x482.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cop-car-1-430x242.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cop-car-1.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-296215\"class=\"text-description\">An Indianapolis, Ind. police car. Local cops arrested two men for gambling charges. (Image: <em>WTHR<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kesny Mathieu and Maxi Nicolas, also known as Wilner Andre, carried out the operation at the Nice Cut Barbershop. The duo improperly sold a form of lottery tickets at the location between September 2022 and June 2023, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/indiana-casino-fined-for-failing-to-police-child-support-scofflaws\/\">Indiana<\/a> TV station WXIN.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Authorities said the duo ran a \u201cborlette,\u201d also known as a \u201cHaitian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/florida-mega-millions-player-wins-record-1-58b-jackpot\/\">lottery<\/a>,\u201d out of business, <em>WXIN<\/em> reported. Under such a scheme, the numbers that get played are often improperly disclosed, and a money transfer service is used to pay the borlette seller, the report added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Undercover police officers purchased borlette tickets there for $20 each. There were also gaming machines located at the business.<\/p>\n<p>During a raid of the business, officers reportedly found:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Four electronic gaming devices<\/li>\n<li>About $4K in coins and currency<\/li>\n<li>Tickets totaling about $40K<\/li>\n<li>An HP Laptop and a small printer<\/li>\n<li>Various notebooks and ledgers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nicolas was charged with corrupt business influence and eight counts of professional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/twitch-continues-to-slide-following-changes-to-gambling-content-rules\/\">gambling<\/a> or promoting professional gambling.\u00a0Mathieu was charged with corrupt business influence and four counts of professional gambling.<\/p>\n<h2>Man Found Guilty in Homicide Linked to Gambling<\/h2>\n<p>An Indiana man was found guilty Friday in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/two-teenagers-reportedly-laughed-after-allegedly-murdering-bicyclist-in-las-vegas\/\">murder<\/a> of a woman last February. The Fort Wayne homicide was linked to gambling. Demaury Haywood, 30, now faces up to 85 years in prison. He will be sentenced on November 22.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Jurors deliberated for only three hours before returning the two guilty verdicts. He was charged with murder and a sentencing enhancement for using a firearm. Haywood faces up to 65 years behind bars for the murder charge. Another 20 years could be added for the sentencing enhancement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The victim, Diasha Fitts, a 39-year-old local barber, was shot on February 19 while riding in a car. Fitts was critically wounded and rushed to a local hospital, where she was declared dead. Shortly before the shooting, she was at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-myths-busted-bad-players-kill-the-blackjack-game\/\">blackjack<\/a>\/poker game at the local Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge.<\/p>\n<h2>Witness Challenged<\/h2>\n<p>During the trial, Haywood\u2019s attorney, Robert Scremin, challenged testimony from one witness for the prosecution.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p><strong>You don\u2019t convict someone based on the words of a desperate, lying snitch,\u201d<\/strong> Scremin told the jurors.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The likely intended target of the shooting, Brandon Golden, was the driver of the car, according to the Fort Wayne<em> Journal Gazette<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>During the trial, Tesa Helge, Allen County deputy prosecuting attorney, called the shooting a \u201cspinelessly planned ambush.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A second defendant, Devonte Travier, 29, is also charged in the case. His trial begins in March. He\u2019s charged with murder, dealing methamphetamine (meth), resisting law enforcement, and obstruction of justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two suspects were arrested recently for allegedly running an illicit gaming operation out of an Indianapolis, Ind. barber shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":296215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,60],"tags":[13766,81928],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Casino Crime Round Up: Illegal Gambling Leads to Two Arrests<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Two suspects were arrested for allegedly running an illicit gaming operation out of an Indianapolis, Ind. barber shop. 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