Brooklyn jury convicts two in extortion scheme over gambling debt – Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Anthony Romanello and Joseph Celso were found guilty of extortion-related charges by a federal jury in Brooklyn on Monday. The conviction, announced by United States Attorney Breon Peace and FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge James Smith, followed a one-week trial before United States District Judge Eric R. Komitee. Romanello, 86, of Franklin Square, New York, was convicted…

Genovese mobster Anthony Romanello is seen outside court after being found GUILTY of punching restaurateur in – Daily Mail

Romanello, 86, has been found guilty of shaking down Shuqeri ‘Bruno’ Selimaj and attacking him inside Lincoln Square Steak restaurant in Manhattan in 2017  DailyMail.com cameras spotted Romanello looking downbeat following the guilty verdict on Monday evening as he left Brooklyn Federal Court  He faces up to 40 years behind bars at his sentencing  By…

Melbourne pub fined for taking bets from boy, 16, with nearly $100,000 in gambling debts – The Guardian Australia

A 16-year-old Melbourne boy was able to gamble nearly $100,000, including at suburban pubs, despite his mother desperately seeking help, a court has heard. The Melbourne magistrates court heard that when his mother discovered his gambling habits, she began a frantic mission to get him help, only to be repeatedly turned away. In April last…

Mum's despair when she discovered her son, 16, was gambling tens of thousands of dollars in local pubs – forci – Daily Mail

By Karen Sweeney For Australian Associated Press Published: 15:37 AEDT, 7 December 2023 | Updated: 15:37 AEDT, 7 December 2023 When a Melbourne mother discovered her 16-year-old son was gambling tens of thousands of dollars she began a frantic mission to get him help, only to b… Read the full article at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12835741/Melbourne-mum-despair-son-gambling-thousands-Preston-Hotel.html

EXCLUSIVE: Genovese mobster Anthony Romanello is seen heading to court after being accused of punching restaur – Daily Mail

Romanello, 86, is accused of shaking down Shuqeri ‘Bruno’ Selimaj and attacking him inside Lincoln Square Steak restaurant in Manhattan in 2017  DailyMail.com cameras spotted Romanello headed into Brooklyn Federal Court Wednesday with his wife wearing a blue windbreaker  Genovese crime family soldier Joseph Chelso – who is alleged to taken part of the assault…

Hong Kong man injured in fall after alleged escape over HK$2 million debt – South China Morning Post

A Hong Kong man suffered multiple injuries from a fall on Wednesday after he allegedly tried to escape captors who held him for a HK$2 million (US$255,832) football gambling debt. The 23-year-old man attempted to climb out of a fifth-floor industrial building window, but fell onto the units first-floor podium that same day. Emergency personnel…

How Has China's Belt and Road Initiative Impacted Southeast Asian … – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

In the second issue of Carnegie Chinas China Through a SEA Lens series, scholars from eight Southeast Asian countries provide their takes on the impact of Chinas Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in their countries for the past decade. They choose from among five levels of impact: very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative.…