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November 12, 2009

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Brief: Gambling executives found innocent of money laundering

Monday, Nov. 2, 1998 | 3:35 a.m.

The jury agreed a federal sting that ensnared the executives was entrapment, The Press of Atlantic City reported.

Cleared were Joseph Rahi, a player development director; and Charbel Fleifel, a marketing executive.

They were accused of money laundering and causing Showboat to file false currency transaction reports with the federal government.

"The jury agreed the case was a setup and our clients were framed," a defense attorney told the newspaper.

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