Indictment Alleging Participation in Rigged Unlawful Poker Video games

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Grand Jury, who had beforehand equipped Rigged Shuffling Machines. Specifically, on or about September 7, 2023, the defendants AMMAR AWAWDEH, OSMAN HOTI, JOHN MAZZOLA, NICHOLAS MINUCCI and ROBERT STROUD conspired to commit and dedicated a gunpoint theft of John Doe #7 to steal a selected mannequin of Rigged Shuffling Machine from John Doe #7 that the defendants needed to make use of within the unlawful poker video games.

47.

COUNT ONE
(Wire Fraud Conspiracy)

The allegations contained in paragraphs one by way of 46 are realleged and

integrated as if absolutely set forth on this paragraph.

48. In or about and between April 2019 and the current, each dates being
approximate and inclusive, throughout the Eastern District of New York and elsewhere, the defendants ERNEST AIELLO, NELSON ALVAREZ, also referred to as “Spanish G,” LOUIS APICELLA, also referred to as “Lou Ap,” AMMAR AWAWDEH, also known as “Flapper Poker” and “Flappy,” SAUL BECHER, CHAUNCEY BILLUPS, MATTHEW DADDINO, also known as “Matty” and “The Wrestler,” ERIC EARNEST, also referred to as “Spook,” LEE FAMA, JOHN GALLO, MARCO GARZON, THOMAS GELARDO, also known as “Juice,” JAMIE GILET, TONY GOODSON, also known as “Black Tony,” KENNY HAN, SHANE HENNEN, also referred to as “Sugar,” HORATIO HU, also known as “H,” ZHEN HU, also referred to as “Jonathan Chan,” “Jonathan Hu,” “Scruli” and “Stanley,” DAMON JONES, also known as “Dee Jones,” JOHN MAZZOLA, also referred to as “John South,” CURTIS MEEKS, also known as “Curt,” NICHOLAS MINUCCI, MICHAEL RENZULLI, ANGELO RUGGIERO, JR., ANTHONY SHNAYDERMAN, also known as “Doc,” ROBERT STROUD, also known as “Black Rob,” SETH TRUSTMAN, SOPHIA WEI, also referred to as “Pookie,” and JULIUS ZILIANI, also referred to as “Jay,” along with others, did knowingly and deliberately conspire to plan a

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