Sunday, May 21, 2006

As reported by the Tribune-Review (Pennsylvania): "The former kingpin of
Western Pennsylvania's largest video poker empire was sent back to federal
prison Wednesday for returning to his old ways -- running an illegal
gambling operation and associating with known felons. "John Francis 'Duffy'
Conley, 43, of the South Side, was sentenced to four years by U.S. District
Judge Arthur J. Schwab for violating the conditions of his supervised
release. "Conley was arrested in February after a state and federal
investigation determined he was running a multimillion-dollar sports betting
and video poker ring. ". wiretaps from the investigation showed that Conley
handled $3 million in bets in less than a month late last year.
".wiretaps revealed Conley was the central figure in a sports betting ring
using a stable of bookies from Allegheny County to Las Vegas and offshore
casinos in the United Kingdom and Costa Rica."