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A little more serious than first thought..
SAN DIEGO – Twenty five people are charged in a federal grand jury indictment with participating in an illegal gambling operation that laundered an estimated $10 million in gambling proceeds through Chula Vista and San Diego card rooms in what is believed to be the biggest illegal gambling prosecution in San Diego county in recent memory.
More than 200 agents from the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations and the IRS plus San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies and investigators from the California Department of Justice Bureau of Gambling Control served five search warrants and 22 seizure warrants early today at locations in Chula Vista, San Diego and elsewhere.
The search and seizure locations included the Village Club Card Room, also known as Seven Mile Casino in Chula Vista, and the Palomar Card Room in San Diego. The card rooms are also charged in the indictment, which was unsealed in federal court this morning. Agents seized more than $600,000 during today’s searches of player accounts and bank accounts.
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