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Prospect Park Councilman Admits Role in Multi-Million Dollar Mafia Gambling Ring

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Democrat Councilman Admits Role in Multi-Million Dollar Mob Gambling Ring

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Prospect Park NJ, A  New Jersey elected official has confessed to his involvement in an extensive illegal gambling network run by organized crime. Democrat Prospect Park Councilman Anand Shah, 44, formally entered a guilty plea following a sweeping state investigation into operations linked directly to the Lucchese crime family.

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Racketeering, Extortion, and Re-Election: Prospect Park Councilman Pleads Not Guilty in Illegal Gambling Case

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Elected Official Running for Re-Election Pleads NOT GUILTY to 18 Felonies in Mob-Tied Gambling Scandal

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PROSPECT PARK, NJ – The political landscape in the small town of Prospect Park has been rocked by high-stakes drama as Council President Anand Shah formally entered pleas of “not guilty” to a sweeping 18-count indictment in state court.

The October 24 arraignment in Morristown, before Judge Ralph Amirata, confirmed the Democrat councilman’s intention to fight the serious allegations that link him to an illegal gambling syndicate with alleged ties to organized crime figures, including the Lucchese crime family.

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