Long Ngoc Tran ran at least nine of about 36 illegal casinos that prosecutors said drove crime, including homicides and shootings, mostly in or near City Heights
“The density of crime cases and arrests around these locations corresponds to the highest amount of crime” in southeastern San Diego, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Brehm wrote in a sentencing memorandum.An alleged murder and other crime have brought increased attention to covert gambling parlors
He pleaded guilty last year to federal charges of conspiracy, running illegal gambling businesses and maintaining drug-involved premises and was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff, who also ordered him to undergo three years of supervision once released from prison. Tran was previously sentenced to two years in state prison following his 2015 arrest during a previous investigation into illegal casinos in San Diego, according to sentencing documents in the new case. But soon after his release, he was back in business.
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