By TOM HAYS The Associated Press NEW YORK — NYPD badges out, Kelvin Jones and the other armed men turned up out of nowhere at a New Jersey warehouse and began barking orders. This undated photo taken from a photo array provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Newark, N.J. shows Kelvin Jones. Once a New York City police officer in an elite undercover unit, Jones was among a gang who brazenly robbed a Newark, N.J. warehouse of $1 million of Prada, Versace and other fragrances in 2010. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney’s Office) Election 2012: Across the nation Jones told startled workers that the New York Police Department had sent the team there to inspect for counterfeit goods — even though the wholesale dealer of Prada, ... Continue reading →
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Associated Press NEW YORK — A New York defense lawyer says the last defendant scheduled for trial in a criminal prosecution that shut down the three largest Internet poker companies in the U.S. has agreed to plead guilty. Defense attorney Frederick Hafetz said Tuesday that former bank executive John Campos will plead guilty to a misdemeanor banking charge Wednesday. He called it an "excellent resolution" to the case brought against Campos. Campos formerly worked at SunFirst Bank in St. George, Utah. The bank processed money for foreign-based online poker sites PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Those companies along with Absolute Poker shut down their U.S. operations after charges were filed last year against a dozen people. Campos and a co-defendant were scheduled for trial next ... Continue reading →