Local News in Brief : Tustin : Illegal-Betting Charges Filed Against 3 Men
Three men have been charged with running a bookmaking operation out of a Tustin bar, Deputy Dist. Atty. Wallace Wade said Friday.
Jerome H. Rich, 47, an employee of the Barn Restaurant & Bar; and Fred H. Brome and Layton R. Bennett are charged with one count each of bookmaking and one count of making and accepting bets, he said.
Rich was released on his own recognizance by Central Orange County Municipal Judge James Gray. The other two men were released after posting $25,000 bail each.
The three were arrested after an investigation by Michael Rhodes of the district attorney’s office reportedly uncovered illegal betting at the bar, Wade said. Bets were allegedly taken between Dec. 17 and Jan. 13.
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