{"id":203875,"date":"2022-03-04T09:03:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T17:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=203875"},"modified":"2022-03-04T14:09:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T22:09:20","slug":"illegal-gambling-other-crimes-allegedly-took-place-in-chicago-building-since-torn-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/illegal-gambling-other-crimes-allegedly-took-place-in-chicago-building-since-torn-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Gambling, Prostitution, Drugs Allegedly Housed in Chicago Building"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recently demolished Chicago storefront was allegedly being used for illegal gaming, prostitution, and even had a possible methamphetamine lab there, a published report revealed this week. The North Western Avenue one-story building also was structurally unsound and dangerous, officials said.<\/p>\n

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In prior years, a Chicago building housed a barbeque supplies business, pictured above. But more recently it was the site for alleged illegal gambling and other crimes. The building was torn down last month. (Image: LoopNet)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Several gaming machines reportedly were seized from the building during a Feb. 8 raid. The court-ordered search was led by federal agents and Chicago cops. The Chicago Sun-Times<\/em> also reported this week that Allen Isip, 34, who worked in the building, was charged by police.<\/p>\n

He was accused of keeping a gambling place, the newspaper said. He claimed to be the \u201chost\u201d at the operation, and allegedly gave proceeds from gambling machines to a woman named \u201cGrace,\u201d the report adds.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That could refer to Grace Fajardo. She is the agent for a nonprofit that had a business license for the location, the Sun-Times<\/em> said. The license was issued in October.<\/p>\n

Fajardo was not charged. She did not provide an immediate comment to the Sun-Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Local TV station WFLD<\/em> reported two owners of nearby businesses saw people entering and exiting the storefront both day and night. A social club could have been housed there in recent months.<\/p>\n

Meth Lab<\/h2>\n

The building was also used as a site to make methamphetamine, the Sun-Times<\/em> reported, based on documents obtained from Chicago\u2019s Department of Buildings. After the raid, a 36-year-old woman was charged with possessing meth and drug paraphernalia, the Sun-Times<\/em> reported, citing Cook County court documents. However, the drug charges were soon dropped, the report adds.<\/p>\n

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When reached for comment, Nasrullah Khan, identified as the building\u2019s owner, confirmed to the Sun-Times<\/em> that the city of Chicago demolished the building. But it was done without his family knowing about it ahead of time, Khan said. He was unaware of any drug activity taking place there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A Chicago alderman, Debra Silverstein, a Democrat, (who is not related to Casino.org<\/em> journalist Ed Silverstein), and who represents the 50th Ward, said in a recent Facebook post, \u201cOver the past several months there have been numerous citizen complaints of illegal activity occurring at 6948 N. Western.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two Shootings<\/h2>\n

Her office received calls about “suspected drug activity, gambling, and prostitution at the address,” she said. “Two shooting incidents were also associated with the location.”<\/p>\n

She added that the structure \u201cwas inspected by the Department of Buildings and found to be structurally unsound. The department ordered the demolition for safety purposes.\u201d The demolition did not relate to the alleged crimes taking place there, city officials said.<\/p>\n

Nationally, police, such as in Los Angeles <\/a>and San Diego<\/a>, have said illegal gambling operations can lead to other crimes. These can be associated with prostitution, drug trafficking, and acts of violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A recently demolished Chicago storefront was allegedly being used for illegal gaming, prostitution, and even had a possible methamphetamine lab there, a published report revealed this week. The North Western Avenue one-story building also was structurally unsound and dangerous, officials said. Several gaming machines reportedly were seized from the building during a Feb. 8 raid. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":203878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIllegal Gambling, Other Crimes Allegedly Took Place in Chicago Building<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Chicago building was allegedly being used for illegal gaming, prostitution, and as a possible meth lab. 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