A prosecutor said Vasilios Prassas was victimized by Vincent “Uncle Mick” DelGiudice, who took advantage of Prassas’ gambling problems and repeatedly forgave debts that “would have caused him to crash and burn.”
Keith Benson admitted Tuesday that he took money for Vincent DelGiudice from Chicago to an unnamed individual in Las Vegas, who was then supposed to take it to Costa Rica to help fund DelGiudice’s gambling operation.
US District Judge sentenced Vincent "Uncle Mick" DelGiudice to 18 months in jail and ordered him to pay substantial restitution and a $3.5 million fine
A federal judge gave 18 months in prison Wednesday to a man the feds say ran the largest, longest and most lucrative criminal gambling ring in the history of.
Vincent DelGiudice’s sentencing comes near the end of a case that prosecutors said involved roughly 1,000 gamblers and millions of dollars. It also got the attention of the White House when then-President Donald Trump pardoned Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher.