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First sentencing in Michigan illegal gambling location set for today6 April 2023(PRESS RELEASE) -- The owner of a former Ypsilanti Township illegal gambling location will be sentenced today 6 April in Washtenaw County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to one felony count of gambling operations. Connie Durham, 69, of Romulus agreed to forfeit $6,012 in cash and gift cards and 37 gaming machines and computers confiscated from her former business, Stony Creek, which was located at 2040 Whittaker, Suite 5, Ypsilanti Township. Warrants were served following an investigation by the Michigan Department of Attorney General and Michigan Gaming Control Board. “Illegal gambling operations typically target vulnerable people and don’t offer patron protections such as self-exclusion options, reviewed and approved games and machines or dispute resolution,” said Henry Williams, Michigan Gaming Control Board executive director. “An illegal gambling operation also can attract other types of crime to neighborhoods including illegal drugs and human trafficking.” Durham originally was charged in August 2022 with four felony counts of gambling operations, two counts of using a computer to commit a crime and one high court misdemeanor charge of maintaining a gambling house for gain. She pled guilty 7 February to a single felony charge of gambling operations. “Illegal gambling diverts taxes and revenue from our communities which is otherwise used to support our state and schools,” said Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. “My office remains committed to upholding our state’s gambling laws and appreciates the hard work of the Michigan Gaming Control Board.” Charges also were filed in August 2022 against Durham’s employees:
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