CHICAGO (AP) — Casey Urlacher, the brother of Chicago Bears Corridor of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher, pleaded not responsible Wednesday to federal costs alleging he was a part of an offshore sports activities playing enterprise.
Urlacher, the mayor of the suburban Chicago village of Mettawa, entered his plea with 9 others in U.S. District Courtroom. He’s charged with conspiracy and working an unlawful playing enterprise. Prosecutors allege Urlacher and the others have been a part of a hoop that raked in thousands and thousands of {dollars}.
Urlacher, 40, acted as an agent for the playing ring. He’s accused of recruiting bettors in trade for a lower of their eventual losses. performing with Urlacher as an agent was Nicholas Stella, 42, a Chicago police officer, prosecutors stated. Stella has been stripped of his police powers.
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Among the many different “brokers” charged have been Matthew Knight, 46, of Mokena; Justin Hines, 40, of Algonquin; Todd Blanken, 43, of Cary; Matthew Namoff, 23, of Midlothian; Vasilios Prassas, 37, of Chicago; and Keith Benson, 49, of Lombard.
The ring was headed by 54-year-old Vincent DelGiudice of Orland Park, who paid a Costa Rica-based sportsbook a service charge to make use of its on-line platform and recruited gamblers to put wagers on the web site, based on prosecutors.
Prosecutors say federal brokers searched DelGiudice’s dwelling in April 2019 and turned up greater than $1.06 million in money, $347,895 in silver bars and jewellery, and $92,623 in gold cash. Prosecutors are searching for an $eight million judgment in opposition to DelGiudice, who’s charged with conspiracy to conduct an unlawful playing enterprise, conspiracy to commit cash laundering and cash laundering.
