Priest charged in slots probe

3 Jan 2008

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer: "A Catholic priest and longtime confidant of casino owner Louis A. DeNaples was charged yesterday with perjury, accused of lying to a grand jury about his relationship with a mob boss.

"The charge against the Rev. Joseph F. Sica of Scranton was the first returned by a grand jury investigating whether DeNaples misled Pennsylvania regulators in his bid for a coveted slots license for the Mount Airy Casino Resort in the Poconos.

"...At Sica's arraignment, fresh details emerged about the longtime priest and DeNaples adviser.

"...The perjury charge stems from Sica's testimony to the grand jury Aug. 29. He told the panel, according to court papers, that he had not had a personal relationship with Bufalino outside a chance meeting more than two decades earlier.

"...Sica, by all accounts, is not the main focus of the grand jury. The panel for months has been focusing on DeNaples, who in October opened the state's first standalone slot-machine casino..."

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	Priest charged in slots probe 3 Jan 2008 <a href='https://ad.casinocity.com/adclick.php?n=a21efcd1'><img src='https://ad.casinocity.com/adview.php?what=-site:vendors/width:250/RON&n=a21efcd1' border='0' alt='' /></a> HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer: "A Catholic priest and longtime confidant of casino owner Louis A. DeNaples was charged yesterday with perjury, accused of lying to a grand jury about his relationship with a mob boss. "The charge against the Rev. Joseph F. Sica of Scranton was the first returned by a grand jury investigating whether DeNaples misled Pennsylvania regulators in his bid for a coveted slots license for the Mount Airy Casino Resort in the Poconos. "...At Sica's arraignment, fresh details emerged about the longtime priest and DeNaples adviser. "...The perjury charge stems from Sica's testimony to the grand jury Aug. 29. He told the panel, according to court papers, that he had not had a personal relationship with Bufalino outside a chance meeting more than two decades earlier. "...Sica, by all accounts, is not the main focus of the grand jury. The panel for months has been focusing on DeNaples, who in October opened the state's first standalone slot-machine casino..." Priest charged in slots probe is republished from CasinoCityTimes.com.

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