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The enterprise is accused of handling approximately $2 million in gambling transactions between 2022 and 2024.

Charges have been filed against 14 people for their roles in a multimillion-dollar sports betting ring operated by a member and associates of organized crime, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Thursday, Nov. 13.

Former Rutgers University wrestlers Michael Cetta, 23, of North Haledon and Nicholas Raimo, 25, of East Hanover, were among those charged.

The head of the illegal operation, Joseph M. “Little Joe” Perna, 55, of Fairfield, identified by Platkin as a member of organized crime, is charged along with his sons, stepson, nephews, and others, with racketeering, conspiracy, gambling offenses, and money laundering. Perna’s wife and ex-wif

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