Joseph M. “Little Joe” Perna, 55, was charged with racketeering, conspiracy, gambling offenses, and money laundering ...

Prosecutors say the New Jersey man farmed out his betting operations, and that some participants were college athletes.

Joseph “Little Joe” Perna -- a Lucchese crime family soldier -- is among the 14 people charged in a New Jersey sports betting ...

An unspecified number of college athletes were among those charged for their roles in an illegal, mafia-backed sports betting ...

Authorities arrested 14 people, including two former Rutgers wrestlers, in connection with a $2 million illegal gambling ring ...

The defendants were allegedly involved in a multimillion-dollar illegal sports betting ring that has ties to the Mafia, law ...

Feds bust 14 in Mafia-tied online college sports betting ring involving student athletes - Between 2022 and 2024, the New ...