Chapin resident pleads guilty in large-scale video poker operation

Chapin resident pleads guilty in large-scale video poker operation

An indictment in the case states the video poker operation at times generated up to $100,000 per week.

Chapin man sentenced for conspiracy to engage in illegal gambling business

Image: Department of Justice (D.O.J.)     CHAPIN, S.C.(WOLO)– A Chapin man was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to conspiracy to engage in illegal gambling business, said the DOJ. Evidence presented to the court showed that James O. Helms was a partner of a large-scale gambling organization in Lexington. The illegal scheme was operated directly from codefendant Fred McCary’s home and other buildings on his property, acc…