PITTSBURGH - The casino surveillance footage showing former Braddock Manager Ella Jones withdrawing more than $40,000 she stole from taxpayers to feed her gambling addiction helped investigators seal the case against her. Casinos that Jones, 58, of Turtle Creek visited included The Meadows Racetrack & Casino in North Strabane and Rivers Casino on the North Shore, her lawyer Phil DiLucente said. "I represent heroin addicts, alcoholics, people that are sex addicts, and I think gambling is the most addictive out of all of them," DiLucente said. "With gambling, you could lose every single thing you ever worked for on a roll of the dice. By Jeremy Boren, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. About 1,260 words.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Casino Surveillance Footage Used to Prosecute Gambling Addict
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