Press Release  Revere Man Charged with Operating Illegal Video Slot Machines in East Boston Social Club

Boston — A Revere man has been indicted in connection with operating illegal video slot machines out of an East Boston social club and assaulting a member of the club, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.

John Lightbody, 53, of Revere, was indicted Thursday by a Suffolk County Grand Jury on the charges of Assault and Battery on a Person over Sixty, Unlawful Operation of a Gaming Device, Keeping a Place for Registering Bets and Keeping a Gaming House or Apparatus Used for Gaming.

“Underground gambling operations used to launder money, fund criminal activity, and put people at risk have no place in Massachusetts,” AG Healey said.

Lightbody will be arraigned at a later date in Suffolk Superior Court.

The State Police Special Services Section began investigating Lightbody in January 2016 after the Boston Police were called to an East Boston social club for a reported assault and battery. Authorities allege Lightbody assaulted a 64-year-old club member after the two argued about the two video slot machines Lightbody owned and operated inside the club.

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

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorneys General Gina Masotta and Tom Caldwell, both of AG Healey’s Gaming Enforcement Division, with assistance from Victim Witness Advocate Megan Murphy, of AG Healey’s Victim Witness Services Division. The case was investigated by the State Police Special Services Section and the Boston Police.

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