Press Release  Five Individuals Indicted in Connection with Running an Illegal Sports Betting Operation in Quincy

Boston — Five individuals have been indicted in connection with running a large-scale illegal sports betting operation out of a Quincy sports bar, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.

On Monday, a Statewide Grand Jury indicted John Manning IV, age 39, of Marshfield, Patrick Dolbeare, age 36, of Dorchester, Sean Conroy, age 40 of Braintree, and the Southside Tavern – a bar owned by Manning and managed by Conroy –  on the charges of Organizing and Promoting Illegal Gambling, Registration of Bets, Delivering and Receiving for the Purpose of Gambling, Conspiracy and Money Laundering.

The three individuals were also indicted on the charge of Use of the Phone for the Purpose of Gambling. Manning’s uncle, James Manning, age 59 of Pembroke, and his cousin, Nicholas Manning, were also indicted on the charges of Registration of Bets, Use of the Phone for Gambling, Conspiracy, and Delivering and Receiving for the Purpose of Gambling. 

The defendants will be arraigned on the charges at a later date in Suffolk Superior Court.

The charges are the result of an investigation by the Massachusetts State Police Special Service Section and the Attorney General’s Gaming Enforcement Division into an illegal bookmaking and money laundering operation on the South Shore. During the course of the investigation, authorities seized more than $400,000 in illegal gambling proceeds.

Authorities allege that John Manning IV, Dolbeare and Conroy led the operation and James and Nicholas Manning were participants. The defendants allegedly took illegal bets from hundreds of gamblers through sports betting websites that were run by an offshore casino and had dozens of agents working for them. Authorities allege the defendants utilized the bar to facilitate collections and money laundering.

All of these charges are allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorneys General Gina Masotta, of AG Healey’s Gaming Enforcement Division, and Pat Hanley, Chief of AG Healey’s Gaming Enforcement Division. The case was investigated by the Massachusetts State Police Special Service Section and Investigator Krista Roche of the AG’s Gaming Enforcement Division with assistance from Paralegal Zach Gregoric and Ken McCarthy in the AG’s Digital Evidence Lab.  Personnel assigned to the State Police Fusion Center and Logan Airport assisted with this investigation. 

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