Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Two SC men charged with operating gambling business in NC

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Two SC men charged with operating gambling business in NC

RALEIGH, NC (AP) - Two South Carolina men are accused of operating illegal gambling businesses in North Carolina.

Forty-two-year-old James Otis Henderson of Inman and his brother, 43-year-old Barron Sloan Henderson of Lyman are charged in the federal investigation.

James Henderson is charged with operating an illegal gambling business and bribery of a law enforcement official.

Barron Henderson is charged with operating an illegal gambling business and witness tampering.
Court papers indicate that James Henderson told an undercover investigator that at least two county sheriff's in North Carolina accepted cash bribes to protect an illegal gambling business.

Video poker machines became illegal in North Carolina on July 1st.

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