A case builds against Louis DeNaples

Motions filed Feb. 20 attacking the grand jury's recommendation of perjury.      Read the documents

A motion filed Feb. 20 to release Mount Airy Casino Resort from the case; a motion seeking minutes and other information from the grand jury proceedings. Read the documents

The grand jury's report (.pdf), including recommendations to the Gaming Control Board. Read the report

The criminal affidavit (.pdf), setting out the charges. Read the affidavit

From the archives

Gaming board chief says mistake could be repeated
The chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, like her predecessor, said yesterday that if her agency had known what state police knew about Louis A. DeNaples, it would have at least delayed giving him a slots license. Read the article

Police left gaming board in dark
State troopers did not pass on information on a casino owner charged with lying about ties to the mob. Read the article

DeNaples case shows flaws in Pa. gaming rules
Louis A. DeNaples' suspected mob ties and allegations that he was less than candid when questioned about them by Pennsylvania gaming regulators have put his future as the owner of the highly lucrative Mount Airy Casino Resort in jeopardy. Read the article

Poconos casino owner charged
Louis A. DeNaples is said to have lied about ties to mob and Philadelphia figures. "A witch-hunt," his lawyer said. Read the article

Sanctions for DeNaples, a stumble for the state
As his casino license was suspended, experts saw a potential damper on gambling's growth. Read the article

Amid probe, casino owner asked to divest
In the fall, a month after he opened the Mount Airy Casino Resort and while he was the focus of a grand-jury investigation, Louis A. DeNaples began making preparations to transfer ownership of Pennsylvania's first stand-alone slots parlor to family members. Read the article

Questions surround 'people's priest'
Rev. Joseph F. Sica is charged with lying about mob ties that apparently stretch back for years. Includes video. Read the article

Probe tests Pa. casino oversight
A grand jury is considering whether a slots owner misled the state about alleged mob ties. Read the article

Potential slots applicant shows what board faces
A Scranton-area businessman who bought a Poconos resort has connections to politicians and a reputed crime figure. Read the article