Trooper pleads guilty, will cooperate against Tocchet

The gambling case against former NHL star Rick Tocchet took a significant step forward Thursday when a New Jersey state trooper accused of running a multimillion-dollar sports betting operation with Tocchet pleaded guilty.

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Sat, August 5th, 2006

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