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Law director: search warrants, criminal complaints and civil suits follow local illegal-gaming probe
Summary
The Mentor-on-the-Lake law director told council that, following an Ohio Casino Control Commission sting, police executed search warrants at two businesses, criminal complaints are being finalized and civil nuisance suits seek permanent injunctions to stop re-openings.
The Mentor-on-the-Lake law director told City Council the Ohio Casino Control Commission led an undercover probe and city police recently executed search warrants at two establishments suspected of operating casino-style slot machines.
In a detailed update, Law Director Mr. Seaman said investigators found gaming instruments “consistent with what you would find at the casino downtown,” and that the city is finalizing criminal complaints naming identified individuals. He said the city has also filed civil nuisance-abatement lawsuits…
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