Officials announced charges against 14 people – including reputed members and associates of the Mafia as well as student athletes -- for their alleged roles in a multimillion-dollar illegal sports betting ring in New Jersey.

In January 2024, members of the New Jersey State Police Port Investigation Unit began investigating an illegal sports betting enterprise that was operating out of Essex and Bergen counties, officials said. Between 2022 and 2024, the group used offshore gambling websites to systemically entice people to make bets as part of a sophisticated gambling operation, according to investigators.

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Officials said the enterprise transferred approximately $2 million in suspected gambling transactio

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