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Guilty Pleas in Race-Fixing Case30 November 2000HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania – Nov. 30, 2000 –As reported by the Associated Press: "Seven of nine defendants accused of fixing more than a dozen horse races at Penn National have agreed to plead guilty, a federal prosecutor said Thursday. "The two horse owners and five jockeys could receive as much as five years in jail and $250,000 in fines each, said U.S. Attorney David M. Barasch. "…Authorities said horse owners George D. Berryhill and Neil McElwee paid bribes of as much as $1,000 to the jockeys, who were told to hold back favored horses. "…The track is owned by Penn National Gaming Inc., which also owns the Pocono Downs harness racing track near Wilkes-Barre, 11 off-track betting facilities and Charles Town Races in West Virginia…" |