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Former Philadelphia Student Expected to Show in Court for Betting Fraud Case.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, November, 2002

By Paul D. Davies, Philadelphia Daily News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Nov. 12--Three former Drexel University students accused of one of the biggest betting scams in horse- racing history are expected to surrender to prosecutors today, a source said.

The former students are expected to show up in a court in White Plains, N.Y., to face charges of wire-fraud conspiracy for allegedly rigging computer bets that resulted in a $3 million payoff.

The U.S. Attorney's office will have 30 days to present evidence to a grand jury, which will decide if the three former collegians should be indicted. If an indictment is not handed up, the charges will be dropped.

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