Two plead guilty in U.S. Internet gambling case

A Miami executive and his wife pleaded guilty to participating in a $3.3 billion illegal Internet sports gambling operation in New York on Friday, the Queens District Attorney’s office said.

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Fri, March 16th, 2007

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