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Virginia Gaming Commission that the JVFD was engaged in illegal
bingo operations.
Beginning in February 1996, petitioner and Hood also
operated bingo games with Handicaps Unlimited in Bristol,
Virginia. In exchange for their services, petitioner and Hood
received payments relating to the purchase and rental of bingo
equipment and a percentage of the profits. The games were
generally held twice a week. Although the games were not held in
one of Mrs. Jenkins’s properties, they were conducted in the same
manner as the JVFD and Ruritan bingo games. In December of 1996,
Handicaps Unlimited ceased operation of its bingo games.
On July 10, 1998, petitioners and Hood were indicted for
illegal gambling, racketeering, and money laundering. During
petitioner’s sentencing hearing, Hood testified that both he and
petitioner had received substantial amounts of money from the
bingo operations in addition to the income received relating to
rent and supplies. In exchange for his testimony, he avoided
prison and received a 12-month sentence in a halfway house.
Petitioner pleaded guilty to the gambling and money
laundering charges. The remaining counts were dismissed against
him, and all counts were dismissed against Mrs. Jenkins. At his
sentencing hearing, however, petitioner asserted that he did not
receive any of the proceeds from the bingo games and received
only payment for rent, supplies, and reimbursements for out-of-
pocket expenses relating to the operation of the bingo games.
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