AT&T employee busted for running office football pool
Associated Press
Published Jan 11 2002
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A middle manager with
AT&T was arrested for running an office football pool in
which he took a 10 percent cut of the action equal to nearly
$3,000, authorities said.
Wayne Davis, 34, of New York City was charged with
promoting gambling and could get up to five years in prison,
though prosecutors said he is unlikely to do any jail time.
"Look, I do not consider Wayne Davis to be Public Enemy
Number 1," prosecutor Ron Kercado said. "Nonetheless, he is in
violation of the statute."
Kercado said Davis ran afoul of the law when he took a 10
percent cut.
His lawyer, John Murphy, countered: "He's nothing other than
a guy in the office who was asked to draw the grid for a football
pool."
The Super Bowl pool was advertised in office e-mails, and a
co-worker turned Davis in, authorities said. Authorities said
Davis had collected close to $30,000 in bets of $300 each.
Davis' lawyer, however, said he had collected only a few bets,
each costing $150. He said Davis canceled the pool when not
enough people showed interest, and was returning the money
when he was arrested.
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