Casino.org reports
The lawyer of an accused co-conspirator in a sprawling unlawful gambling case involving Osceola County Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez was once wrongfully convicted of racketeering and illegal gambling.
Kelly Mathis was sentenced to six years in prison in 2013 on one count of racketeering, 51 counts of conducting an illegal lottery, and 51 counts of possessing illegal slot machines in relation to the operations of Allied Veterans of the World, a chain of sweepstakes cafes that donated a portion of its profits to veterans’ causes.
He was exonerated three years later after an appellate court ruled — among other things — that prosecutors had failed to present evidence at trial that he was acting as anything but a lawyer for Allied Veterans.
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