AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - New Jersey councilman Anand Shah pleads guilty, banned from public office over gambling ring with mob ties
Anand Shah, a Prospect Park councilman, has pleaded guilty to racketeering and money laundering for his role in an illegal gambling operation linked to the Lucchese crime family, forcing his resignation and a lifetime ban from holding public office in New Jersey. Shah’s downfall came after prosecutors revealed he ran an illegal gambling ring across […] The post New Jersey councilman Anand Shah pleads guilty, banned from public office over gambling ring with mob ties appeared first on American Almanac .
Anand Shah, a Prospect Park councilman, has pleaded guilty to racketeering and money laundering for his role in an illegal gambling operation linked to the Lucchese crime family, forcing his resignation and a lifetime ban from holding public office in New Jersey. Shah’s downfall came after prosecutors revealed he ran an illegal gambling ring across several New Jersey counties, pocketing nearly $1 million over six years. The operation, which spanned Morris, Passaic, and Bergen counties from 2017 to 2023, relied on backroom poker games and a network of subagents, with Shah collecting over $900,000 in “rakes”, the cut taken from each game. Authorities said Shah didn’t just break the law for personal gain. He used a significant…Open