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Gambling Ringleader Pleads Guilty15 June 2004FLORIDA -- As reported by the News-Press: ``John J. Rodney Jr. - alias Dan 'the Man' Wilson - pleaded guilty Tuesday to running a sports betting ring that became the biggest illegal gambling operation in Lee County history. ``Rodney, 42, started Player's Edge Inc. on Sept. 1, 1993, and spent more than a decade raking in millions of dollars from gamblers who fell for the company's claims that it had "inside information" on sporting events. ``Dressed in a dark blue suit and a red tie, Rodney stood before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sheri Polster Chappell and described how the ring did business as he admitted charges of conspiracy and operating an illegal gambling business. ``…The ring - which last November became known as National Sports Consultants - advertised its services in infomercials played on radio stations in major cities around the country. ``…According to an affidavit signed by FBI Special Agent Michael Brett Hood, agents collected evidence by going through the trash outside the ring's offices and by calling the toll-free number…" |