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Every night for three years, a double suite inside a Brockton professional building turned into an elder-run booze-filled illegal poker den, drawing hundreds of members and raking in serious cash, police said.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=8><SPACER height="8" width="8" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> ``We seized nearly $30,000 in cash and we believe they were frequent visitors to the bank,'' Brockton police Lt. William Conlon said of organizers. ``We have notified the IRS to freeze the account.''
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=8><SPACER height="8" width="8" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Police yesterday morning hauled out seven video poker machines, boxloads of playing cards, and cartons full of gambling chips.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=8><SPACER height="8" width="8" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> The alleged head of the club, Charles Matta, 65, who lives in a Brockton Housing Authority high-rise, was charged with gaming-related charges and unlawful selling of alcohol. His buddy, Roy Marian, 57, also of Brockton, was charged with gaming and unlawful sale of alcohol.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=8><SPACER height="8" width="8" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Two club hostesses in their 60s will also be summoned to court.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=8><SPACER height="8" width="8" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Conlon said police had received a tip from a member who had lost a bundle at the club, which was known as The New England Salesmen Association. Membership was sponsored and cost $100.
Every night for three years, a double suite inside a Brockton professional building turned into an elder-run booze-filled illegal poker den, drawing hundreds of members and raking in serious cash, police said.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=8><SPACER height="8" width="8" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> ``We seized nearly $30,000 in cash and we believe they were frequent visitors to the bank,'' Brockton police Lt. William Conlon said of organizers. ``We have notified the IRS to freeze the account.''
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=8><SPACER height="8" width="8" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Police yesterday morning hauled out seven video poker machines, boxloads of playing cards, and cartons full of gambling chips.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=8><SPACER height="8" width="8" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> The alleged head of the club, Charles Matta, 65, who lives in a Brockton Housing Authority high-rise, was charged with gaming-related charges and unlawful selling of alcohol. His buddy, Roy Marian, 57, also of Brockton, was charged with gaming and unlawful sale of alcohol.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=8><SPACER height="8" width="8" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Two club hostesses in their 60s will also be summoned to court.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=8><SPACER height="8" width="8" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Conlon said police had received a tip from a member who had lost a bundle at the club, which was known as The New England Salesmen Association. Membership was sponsored and cost $100.
