A ringleader in a $360 million mob-connected sports betting operation that reached into Shea Stadium pleaded guilty yesterday.
Christopher Bruno, 34, of Bethpage, L.I., pleaded guilty to enterprise corruption and agreed to forfeit more than $500,000 as part of a plea deal that will see him sentenced to three to nine years in prison on Nov. 15.
Also pleading guilty before state Supreme Court Justice Richard Buchter was Bruno's fianc?e, Cherly O'Connor, 24. Prosecutors said she was a runner for the ring and helped handle the money.
O'Connor avoided jail by pleading guilty to conspiracy. Her case will be dismissed if she stays out of trouble for one year.
The deals come on the heels of pleas Monday by three others, including former Mets head groundskeeper Dominic (Pepsi) Valila, 40, who avoided jail when he admitted to booking bets inside Shea Stadium. No Mets players have been implicated in the ring.
A second ringleader in the Bonnano-connected crime ring, Joseph Amato, is expected to plead guilty this week.
Christopher Bruno, 34, of Bethpage, L.I., pleaded guilty to enterprise corruption and agreed to forfeit more than $500,000 as part of a plea deal that will see him sentenced to three to nine years in prison on Nov. 15.
Also pleading guilty before state Supreme Court Justice Richard Buchter was Bruno's fianc?e, Cherly O'Connor, 24. Prosecutors said she was a runner for the ring and helped handle the money.
O'Connor avoided jail by pleading guilty to conspiracy. Her case will be dismissed if she stays out of trouble for one year.
The deals come on the heels of pleas Monday by three others, including former Mets head groundskeeper Dominic (Pepsi) Valila, 40, who avoided jail when he admitted to booking bets inside Shea Stadium. No Mets players have been implicated in the ring.
A second ringleader in the Bonnano-connected crime ring, Joseph Amato, is expected to plead guilty this week.
