{"id":209960,"date":"2022-04-19T18:50:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T01:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=209960"},"modified":"2022-04-20T11:38:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T18:38:53","slug":"brooklyn-ny-gambling-den-inquiry-leads-to-ex-cons-return-to-federal-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/brooklyn-ny-gambling-den-inquiry-leads-to-ex-cons-return-to-federal-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn, NY Gambling Den Inquiry Leads to Ex-Con\u2019s Return to Federal Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

A New York ex-convict has once again been sentenced to federal prison. This time, it is for allegedly operating illegal gambling parlors in Brooklyn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Damian<\/a>
Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, pictured above. He announced a four-plus years’ prison sentence in connection with Brooklyn gambling dens. (Image: Bloomberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Abduraman \u201cDiamond\u201d Iseni<\/a>, 56, of Staten Island, was ordered today by US District Court Judge Andrew L. Carter to spend 51 months in prison for running such gambling operations as \u201cFriendly Cafe,\u201d \u201cOasis Cafe,\u201d and \u201cSports Cafe.\u201d They were functioning between 2017 and 2020.<\/p>\n

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The gambling parlors featured illegal sports betting and illicit poker games, said a statement from Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The operations were reputedly tied to the mafia, the New York Daily News<\/em> further claimed in a report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Some of the revenue earned at the operations were allegedly laundered through different bank accounts, prosecutors add.<\/p>\n

Numerous Charges<\/h2>\n

Last October, Iseni plead guilty to eight counts in connection with the allegations, including overseeing a multi-year racketeering enterprise, interstate threats, money laundering, bank fraud conspiracy, false statements to a bank, and two gambling conspiracy offenses, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

A widespread inquiry involving FBI and other federal investigators, as well as the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and state authorities, further revealed Iseni allegedly oversaw the racketeering operation known as the \u201cDiamond Enterprise.\u201d It appears he did not participate in the day-to-day running of the gambling network.<\/p>\n

The Diamond Enterprise was an organized criminal group operating under Iseni\u2019s direction,\u201d<\/strong> Williams\u2019 statement explained. \u201cIseni offered his protection, connections, and substantial influence in the criminal underworld to other members of the racketeering enterprise, in exchange for a share of their illegal profits.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He also admitted to threatening a victim with physical violence. In one instance, Iseni allegedly held a fork close to a codefendant\u2019s eye and threatened to jab it into the eyeball, Williams said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, 16 Diamond Enterprise members were arrested in a joint FBI\/NYPD investigation of the operation. Most of the ethnic-Albanian gang were indicted on charges related to illegal gambling.<\/p>\n

Prior Convictions<\/h2>\n

Previously, Iseni was convicted in 1996 for racketeering and in 2012 for money laundering. He was sentenced to federal prison for those earlier crimes.<\/p>\n

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\u201cServing more than a decade in federal prison should have demonstrated to Abduraman Iseni the consequences of serious crimes,\u201d Williams said in today\u2019s statement. \u201cBut instead, after his release, he went back to racketeering, threats, money laundering, and other offenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A New York ex-convict has once again been sentenced to federal prison. This time, it is for allegedly operating illegal gambling parlors in Brooklyn. Abduraman \u201cDiamond\u201d Iseni, 56, of Staten Island, was ordered today by US District Court Judge Andrew L. Carter to spend 51 months in prison for running such gambling operations as \u201cFriendly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":209961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBrooklyn, NY Gambling Dens Lead to Ex-Con\u2019s Return to Federal Prison<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A New York ex-convict has been once again sentenced to federal prison. 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