Illinois: Sixth defendant pleads guilty in gambling case that involved Casey Urlacher

Illinois: Sixth defendant pleads guilty in gambling case that involved Casey Urlacher

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  • Jon Seidel, Chicago SunTimes
April 9, 2021 6:36 PM
  • Jon Seidel, Chicago SunTimes

Yet another defendant in the multimillion-dollar sports gambling case that led earlier this year to a pardon of Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher by then-President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty in federal court.

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Matthew Namoff, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiring to conduct an illegal gambling business. In doing so, he became the sixth of 10 original defendants in the case to plead guilty and the fifth since Trump pardoned Urlacher, the brother of Chicago Bears great Brian Urlacher.

Namoff faces a likely sentence of six months to a year in prison at his sentencing, scheduled for Aug. 23.

Chicago Police Officer Nicholas Stella pleaded guilty in the case earlier this week. A CPD spokesperson said at the time that Stella’s status with the department was “inactive.”