Mousey
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- Joined
- Sep 12, 2004
- Location
- Up$hitCreek
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By Jamie Nash
Courier staff
06/18/2008
MAGNOLIA An investigation into an international illegal online gambling operation resulted in the arrest of three West Montgomery County residents Tuesday.
The Montgomery County Sheriffs Office Special Investigations Unit arrested Justin Franciscotty, 37, his wife Ana Franciscotty, 30, and his sister-in-law Stephanie Uselton, 25, at a home on Durango Creek Drive in the area of FM 1488 and Honea Egypt Road. They were charged with second-degree felony money laundering, punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. The charges resulted from the alleged receipt of large amounts of illegally obtained currency through the U.S. Postal Service.
SIU Sgt. David Womack said officers converged on the residence Tuesday morning with a search warrant.
Franciscottys only means of income was an online gambling operation based in Costa Rica, Womack said. While he could not reveal the source of the information that launched the investigation, Womack said federal authorities also were involved and provided crucial information.
The investigation revealed this residence was receiving large amounts of money through the postal service, Womack said. Once inside the residence, we found several packages from other parts of the United States, which at one point had several thousands of dollars inside.
In one room of the home, Womack said, there were multiple TVs connected to satellite service, which investigators theorized ...
By Jamie Nash
Courier staff
06/18/2008
MAGNOLIA An investigation into an international illegal online gambling operation resulted in the arrest of three West Montgomery County residents Tuesday.
The Montgomery County Sheriffs Office Special Investigations Unit arrested Justin Franciscotty, 37, his wife Ana Franciscotty, 30, and his sister-in-law Stephanie Uselton, 25, at a home on Durango Creek Drive in the area of FM 1488 and Honea Egypt Road. They were charged with second-degree felony money laundering, punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. The charges resulted from the alleged receipt of large amounts of illegally obtained currency through the U.S. Postal Service.
SIU Sgt. David Womack said officers converged on the residence Tuesday morning with a search warrant.
Franciscottys only means of income was an online gambling operation based in Costa Rica, Womack said. While he could not reveal the source of the information that launched the investigation, Womack said federal authorities also were involved and provided crucial information.
The investigation revealed this residence was receiving large amounts of money through the postal service, Womack said. Once inside the residence, we found several packages from other parts of the United States, which at one point had several thousands of dollars inside.
In one room of the home, Womack said, there were multiple TVs connected to satellite service, which investigators theorized ...