14 charged in Mafia-backed betting ring involving athletes

David PurdumNovember 13, 2025, 05:12 pm ET to close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering the gambling industry since 2008 Fourteen people were charged for their roles in a multimillion-dollar illegal sports betting ring that involved college athletes and ties to organized crime, New Jersey authorities announced Thursday. Lucchese crime family member Joseph “Little Joe”…

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