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Officials have arrested and charged 14 people with operating an illegal sports-betting ring out of Northern New Jersey.

Joseph "Little Joe" Perna, a soldier in the Lucchese crime family, has been charged with financing the operation, and his son with running the day-to-day operations.

Sports gambling has been legal in the state of New Jersey since 2018.

New Jersey officials have charged 14 people , including a member of the Lucchese crime family and his sons, with operating an illegal sports gambling ring.

The alleged gambling ring is suspected of transferring millions of dollars over the last several years, and allegedly had several college student athletes operating as bookies.

NJ sports betting ring with mob ties

What we know:

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Pla

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