many internet cafes are closed. many here social media is being closely watched. an amazing thing to see how different things are. you know, they don t really want to come on camera and talk about it, but they don t feel their vote matters. their way of voting and protesting is to not vote at all. it will be a fascinating next 24 hours as the first round of the election happens. we have more live coverage in a couple moments when we come back. we ve seen not just american products in stores, but products from america s allies. i want to mention that it s america and its allies that currently together are imposing what the white house says is the toughest and broadest sanctions in history. so are these sanctions an exercise in futility? a special report next. [ panting ]
is under house arrest. even the universities having closed. tehran university is right behind me, one of the biggest in the country. the students were told by the government to, well, end the school year early, take an early holiday. everyone here says that s because they don t want the students involved in protests like in 2009. back then a lot of students were involved, some of them were jailed or even expelled. as a matter of fact there is nothing changed, because there is no democracy. reporter: the candidate rallies look very different from to 2009, and locals say they see a complete communication crackdown. many internet cafes are closed. many here social media is being closely watched. an amazing thing to see how different things are. you know, they don t really want to come on camera and talk about
57 people have been charged in half a dozen states, most significantly in florida, where the scandal s triggered the resignation of the lieutenant governor. we ll tell you why in a moment. drew griffin has the story and joins us tonight. what s the charge here? anderson, you have internet cafes where you would go in and rent space and surf the internet, but that s not what happened according to the indictment. it was actually sit down on the internet and start gambling, that these were gambling halls consolidated under the umbrella of the allied veterans of the world, a non-profit charity, giving the illusion that this was a veterans charity, when according to the sheriff of seminole county, florida, in the group it was operating, the group netted $295 million and gave all told $6 million to charity. that is just 2%. allied veterans of the world, they say that they are a veterans organization. instead, through a three-year investigation, we ve revealed a
lure of helping america s combat veterans. it now looks like only a tiny fraction of the hundreds of millions in gambling proceeds actually went to vets. 57 people have been charged and half a dozen states. most significantly, in florida, where the scandal triggered the resignation of the lieutenant governor. we ll tell you why in a moment. drew griffin has the story and joins us tonight. drew? what s the basic charge here? you ve got these internet cafes, supposedly you would go in, rent space on a computer and surf the internet, but that s not what was going to happen here, according to the indictment. it was actually sit down at a computer and start gambling, that these were actually internet gambling halls, all consolidated under the umbrella of the allied veterans of the world, a nonprofit charity giving the illusion that this was some sort of veterans charity when in fact, according to the sheriff of seminole county, florida, in the years it was operating, this group netted, ne
with an illegal gambling operation. it suckered people into convenience casinos with the lure of helping american s combat veterans. if you ve been following our reporting on other schemes, it looks like only a tiny fraction of the hundreds of millions of gambling proceeds actually went to vets. 57 people have been charged in half a dozen states. most significantly in florida where it triggered the resignation of a politician. you ve got these internet cafes. you d rent space and play on the internet. that s not what was going to happen here. it was actually sit down at a computer and start gambling. that these were actually internet gambling halls. all consolidated under the umbrella of the allied veterans of the world. giving the illusion this was a veterans charity when according