Gujarat man pleads guilty in US in $9.36 million illegal gambling case

Sunilkumar N Patel, 53, a New York resident, pleaded guilty in federal court in Missouri. An Indian national of Gujarati origin has pleaded guilty to his role in a multi-million-dollar illegal gambling conspiracy that allegedly operated through six businesses in southwest Missouri, generating nearly USD 9.36 million (approximately Rs 89 crore) in gross proceeds.Sunilkumar N Patel, 53, a New York resident, pleaded guilty in federal court in Missouri to charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri.Six Missouri locationsPatel admitted that he and his co-conspirators collectively obtained about USD 9,362,114 through the wire fraud scheme and illegal gambling businesses and later carried out financial transactions to launder the proceeds, the US Attorney’s Office said.The operation allegedly ran under the guise of “internet amusement arcade games, skill game arcades, and adult arcades”. Prosecutors said the businesses instead operated contests of chance, gambling devices, and slot machines in vio...