Beaumont businessman, family plead guilty in gambling ring
A Beaumont businessman accused of running a multimillion-dollar gambling ring with his family for more than three decades is likely headed to prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to money laundering and tax evasion.
Larry Tillery, owner of the used-car dealership Daylight Motors at Dowlen Road and Eastex Freeway, accepted illegal wagers on sporting events from 1985 to April 2017, federal prosecutors said. In the period between 2011 and 2016 alone, the operation allegedly took in some $52 million in bets.
Tillery's plea before U.S. District Judge Keith Giblin in Beaumont was in exchange for 33 months in prison, followed by two years probation.
His wife, Judy Tillery, 62, and son, Brian Tillery, 46, pleaded guilty to money laundering in exchange for probation.
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