Rochester businessman linked to illegal sports gambling spared further jail time

Paul Borrelli, a businessman from Rochester involved in a sports gambling ring, has been spared from further jail time.

On Tuesday, Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. sentenced Borrelli to three years of probation and eight months of home detention, The Buffalo News reported.  He was charged with illegal gambling and money laundering.

The 70-year-old businessman was also ordered to pay $1.2 million and to forfeit about $3 million worth of properties, bank accounts and cash that were seized during the course of investigation.

Federal investigators said Borrelli, along with brothers Mark and Joseph Ruff, owned—at least partially—and operated an online sports betting business from January 2012 to June 2014. According to a plea agreement reached in April, the three set up online accounts for bettors, set credit limits and also received cash payments for debtors and bettors.