Milford, CT man pleads guilty to racketeering conspiracy charge
March 3rd, 2010 - 4:18 am ICT by BNO NewsMILFORD, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A Milford, Connecticut man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of racketeering conspiracy stemming from his involvement in an illegal gambling operation, prosecutors announced.
Raul Suner, aka “Sonny”, 49, operated an illegal sports betting operation along with Phillip John Bauco, of Bridgeport. They used the internet to access an offshore betting service in order to facilitate the bets and payoffs.
Suner used threats and violent acts to maintain the illegal gambling operation. On one occasion he struck a bookmaker with a baseball bat when he couldn’t satisfy a debt. He also threatened the same bookmaker with a knife, wiping blood over the bookmaker’s jacket.
Both defendants used Bauco’s business Auto Town Sales in Stratford, to hold meetings and collect debts related to the gambling enterprise.
Suner faces a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000.
Bauco pleaded guilty on January 28 and is awaiting sentencing as well.
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