Prosecutor Martin Powell says he agreed to the deal because our ultimate goal was to get them to pay the charities back and stop taking advantage of them, he said. AND WHAT ABOUT MY NON-PROFIT THEY FORGOT MINE MAKE-A-WAY CORP Powell says the Masinos were taking an illegal cut of the proceeds that should have gone to charities hosting bingo night fundraisers there. The judge ordered more than $87,000 in restitution: $5280 to the Suwannee River Area Council Boy Scouts of America $5280 to the Boys and Girls Clubs $5280 to Bond Community Health Center $5280 to Big Bend Cares $5280 to Catholic Charities of NW Florida $5280 to the Center for Independent Living $5280 to Renaisance Academies $13,234 to the Order of the Eastern Star, Noble Lady Holmes $13,234 to Visions of Manhood $13,234 to Providence Community Development Corporation $11,040 to the Tallahassee Lions Club The Masinos were also ordered to pay more than $12,000 to the sheriffs office to cover its investigative costs. Gregory Miller is representing the Masinos. He claims the charges all stemmed from a disagreement over who should pay for set up and clean up costs at the bingo business. Miller says given the potential penalties his clients could have faced, he is glad this case has been settled. ----------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATED 8.25.2010 3:50pm by Julie Montanaro Two men arrested in a bingo hall raid were back in court today. Leo Donnelly and Christopher Jones are accused of dozens of counts of violating Floridas bingo laws. They - and another employee - face misdemeanor charges, while the owners of Tallahassee Bingo face felonies. Deputies say the business skimmed tens of thousands of dollars from charities who hosted games there. The judge scheduled another status hearing for next month. No court dates have been set yet for the bingo hall owners, Josh and Larry Masino. ------------------------------------------------------- UPDATED 3:35pm 8.4.2010 by Julie Montanaro Larry Masino has now bonded out of the Leon County jail. ----------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATED 2:40pm 8.4.2010 by Julie Montanaro A judge has set bond at $50,000 for a father and son accused of running a less than legal bingo operation. Larry and Josh Masino spent the night in jail and returned to court today to continue their bond hearing. Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson needed proof that the bond money the men intended to post was not linked to their bingo business. Ashenafi Richardson ruled today that the bond money expected to be posted by Larry Masinos ex-wife was not suspect. Bond was set at about 12:40 this afternoon. Court records show Josh Masino has already bonded out. Those same records indicate Larry Masino has not yet posted bond.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 03:09:05 +0000
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