3754 stories by Philip Conneller
Mafioso Admits to Murders in ‘Brilliant’ College Sociology Thesis
An Italian Mafia hitman currently serving a life sentence for the killing of a Naples politician is facing further charges. That’s after he confessed to committing three more unsolved murders as part of his sociology degree course. Thirty-three-year-old Catello Romano has received...
Forgotten Las Vegas Casino Bomb Plot Revisited in A&E True Crime Series
A new true crime series debuting on A&E Friday revisits a largely forgotten bomb plot against Las Vegas casinos in its first episode. The show Undercover: Caught on Tape follows undercover law enforcement agents during some of their most dangerous assignments through surveillance...
Las Vegas Death of Wrongly Imprisoned Man Treated as Homicide
An Idaho man who spent 21 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit died in November 2023 after he was found injured outside Resorts World Las Vegas. Police said Wednesday they are now treating the case as a homicide investigation....
Malay Who Beheaded Coworker in ‘Lottery-Winning Ritual’ Avoids Death
A Malaysian man who beheaded a coworker as part of a black magic ritual he hoped would win him the lottery has had his death sentence commuted. Francis a/l Anthonysamy (Francis son of Anthonysamy) was sentenced to hang in 1996 for the...
Pace-O-Matic Compliance Officer Sees $400K Seized in IRS Probe
The former compliance officer for Georgia-based skill-games manufacturer Pace-O-Matic has landed himself in hot water, apparently for noncompliance with the Internal Revenue Service. Rick Goodling, a former corporal with the Pennsylvania State Police, resigned as national director of compliance for the company...
Mohegan Sun Baccarat Dealer Allegedly Stacked the Deck in $124K Scam
A baccarat dealer at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino resort is accused of stacking the deck to benefit a gambler with whom he was allegedly in cahoots, The Day reports. Investigators claim the pair swindled the casino out of $124K. The dealer, Yu...
Orleans Slot Machine Mix-Up Leads to Senior Stabbing Gambler
A senior citizen from Las Vegas is accused of stabbing a man with a steak knife in a row over a slot machine at the Orleans Hotel and Casino. Mitchell Graham, 70, has been charged with battery with a deadly weapon and...
Suncity Illegal Gambling Ops Handled $42B in Bets from China
Gamblers from the Chinese mainland plowed the equivalent of US$42 billion into online gambling sites owned by former Macau junket giant Suncity, Chinese state-controlled media has reported. China Central Television (CCT) said Monday this was revealed in August 2022 during a three-day...
Lucky Bucks RICO Suit Filed Alleging $200M Fraud
Former employees of the Georgia-based slot machine operator Lucky Bucks fraudulently siphoned ‘illegal dividends’ out of the company before its recent bankruptcy. That's according to a RICO lawsuit filed by the company’s new management. The suit, filed last Thursday, accuses 10 individuals...
Bet365 Posts Loss Due to US Markets, CEO Coates Still Gets £270 Million
Big money spent on North American expansion saw Bet365 slip to a pre-tax loss of £72.6 million (US$93 million), according to the company’s latest filings. But it’s not clear whether the company’s publicity-shy CEO Denise Coates got the memo. She paid herself...
