Ex-state legislator Marc Gergely sentenced to 18 months house arrest stemming from gambling probe
Marc Gergely, the former state representative linked through wiretapped phone conversations to an illegal million-dollar video gambling ring that once operated in the Mon Valley, was sentenced Monday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court to 18 months of house arrest.
The ex-lawmaker, a White Oak Democrat, pleaded guilty in August to conspiracy involving gambling devices and violating the state's election law regarding cash contributions.
Judge Edward J. Borkowski presided over the case and tacked on three years of probation to the sentence.
Mr. Gergely, 48, along with prominent liquor license attorney Louis F. Caputo of Peters, pleaded guilty to criminal charges for helping Ronald “Porky” Melocchi place illegal gambling devices in various bars and other establishments in the Mon Valley. They gave the appearance of Melocchi having “friends in high places” to persuade reluctant business owners to install the devices, according to the prosecution.
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