by co119admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Gambling Ruins Lives
Source: Erie Times News, Jan. 31,2008 Instead of spending his retirement with his family, a 70-year-old Millcreek Township man is on his way to a federal prison for what will likely be about five years. A gambling problem contributed to his legal woes. Donald D....
by co119admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Gambling Ruins Lives
Source: The Oklahoman, March 27, 2008 Gambling can be a form of entertainment or escape. But in both cases, it is short-lived, and once it is over, the cost can be devastating. Seniors on a fixed income all too often must decide between paying a utility bill or buying...
by co119admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Gambling Ruins Lives
Source: The Oregonian, “Police Chief’s Wife Pleads Guilty to Theft; Gambling Blamed.” Feb. 27,2008 The wife of a police chief pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft from the Pendleton Wal-Mart where she worked. Her lawyer said Julie Zumwalt was a gambling...
by co119admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Gambling Ruins Lives
Source: The Kansas City Star, “Gambling Scandals Involving Major Sports Leagues.” Feb. 9,2008 Former Reds star and manager Pete Rose was banned from baseball for life in 1989 for betting on baseball and served five months in prison for failing to pay taxes...
by co119admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Gambling Ruins Lives
Akron, Ohio Parents spend years nurturing and caring for their children. Many parents go the extra mile to ensure their children have all the opportunities to “make it” in life. What would cause a parent who had gone that extra mile to then steal from his own...
by co119admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Gambling Ruins Lives
Source: Fox News, April 1, 2008 OMAHA, Neb. — A Roman Catholic nun accused of taking more than $250,000 from the Archdiocese of Omaha and gambling much of it away has pleaded guilty to theft. Sister Barbara Markey entered the plea to a charge of theft of more than...
