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Man in Ghana charged in Atlantic City casino robberies

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer: "Ten years ago, Edmund Osei fled New Jersey after he was charged with a brazen series of armed robberies in Atlantic City.

"The former Trump Taj Mahal poker dealer had taken in more than $60,000 from the holdups of six casinos and a bank, authorities have said.

"Yesterday, Osei's luck ran out.

"His arrest in Ghana involved the efforts of Interpol, the international law enforcement agency, New Scotland Yard in Great Britain, Ghanaian authorities, the FBI in Newark, and the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety.

"In the end, Osei, 32, was apprehended without incident on an FBI warrant charging him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. He now awaits extradition...

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