The Florida Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal Wednesday in the case involving Jacksonville attorney Kelly Mathis, meaning an October ruling from Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeal will stand. The earlier ruling says the trial judge should have allowed Mathis' legal team to call certain
Date: Feb 01, 2017
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No prison for leader of charity in gambling scheme
Last year, Bass entered a no-contest plea to two counts of operating an illegal lottery. He had been expected to testify at last year's trial of Jacksonville attorney Kelly Mathis, but he was never called.
An attorney for a veterans group that prosecutors say was a $300 million gambling operation is being sentenced for his conviction on 103 counts. Kelly Mathis faces dozens of years in prison during his sentencing hearing Wednesday. He was convicted last year for possessing slot machines, helping oper
cheme under the guide of a charitable organization."The verdict finding Kelly Mathis guilty should send a strong message that those involved in running this illegal gambling scheme under the faade of a charitable organization to help veterans will be held accountable," Bondi said in a release.
decides the fate of a well-known Jacksonville, Fla., attorney charged with operating a gambling network under the guise of a veterans' charity, the verdict in Kelly Mathis' trial will affect the two dozen or so co-defendants still waiting for their cases to be resolved, some defendants' attorneys say.
At issue is whether Kelly Mathis committed any crime in his work for his client, Allied Veterans of the World. Jurors deliberated for five hours Thursday. Prosecutors said Internet cafes operated by Allied Veterans were a front for a $300 million gambling operation that gave very little to veterans'
Six jurors deliberated for 14 hours before finding attorney Kelly Mathis guilty Friday of possessing slot machines, helping operate a lottery and racketeering. He was found guilty on all but one of 104 counts against him.
Date: Oct 11, 2013
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Jurors to decide if Fla. charity was gambling ring
Attorney Kelly Mathis is the first of more than 50 other defendants to go on trial in the Allied Veterans of World case that led to the resignation of Florida's lieutenant governor and a ban on all Internet cafes in the state. It also drove legislators to return campaign donations made by the group.