Nuzzo Jr. receives 11-year sentence
Post-Tribune (IN)
May 2, 1992
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HAMMOND - Sam Nuzzo Jr., who ran the largest sports betting operation in Northwest Indiana, was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison and fined $60,000.
Nuzzo, 46, of Merrillville, was among 15 gamblers and members of the crime syndicate indicted in December 1990 following an eight-year FBI investigation into mob activity in Northwest Indiana. Nuzzo owns Hydad's Lounge, 31 W. 80th Place, Merrillville.
U.S. District Judge James T. Moody sentenced Nuzzo to 71 months under the new federal guidelines and five years under the old formula. The sentences are to run consecutively. Nuzzo, who was convicted of racketeering and illegal gambling, will have to serve almost seven years of the sentence.
The amount of potential time Nuzzo faced under the new guidelines was increased by 20 months Friday when Moody ruled that Nuzzo was considered an operator and supervisor.
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