New York
Poker Operation Busted
As reported by the Newsday:
"Nassau County police have folded what
they called an illegal "Texas Hold 'em"
game secretly operating inside a Farmingdale
warehouse.
"Officers
swarmed the illegal poker den Thursday and confiscated
about $10,000 in cash.
"Six
people were arrested for organizing and promoting
a 'sophisticated' all-night game that included
six card tables, poker chips, surveillance equipment,
a cash safe and free snacks, police said.
"…Arrested
were: Anthony Arcuri, 37, of 465 Farmingdale
Rd., West Babylon; Arthur G. Davidson, 36, 1149
Hyman Ave., West Bay Shore; Sayed Ayub Hussain,
40, of 1315 Suydam Place, Babylon; Melissa Delpezza,
29, of 1051 Callahan St., Bay Shore; Adam R.
Trentacoste, 25, of 2 Gable Gate, Old Bethpage;
and Christian E. Demeglio, 25, of 2307 Losee
Court, North Merrick.
"…Wearing
helmets and pointing handguns, they ordered
about 50 people to lay facedown on the ground
and place their hands behind their head, Arcuri
said. 'They treated us like we were hiding Osama
bin Laden in here,' he said.
"Hussain,
Arcuri and Davidson insisted they had not broken
the law. Proceeds, Arcuri said, were given to
a nonprofit organization…"
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