Another Suspected Lucchese Gambling Arrest

Earlier this month NJ state authorities rounded up several suspected Lucchese mobsters in connection with an alleged gambling ring, and pursuant to the continuing Operation Heat investigation officials on Thursday announced the arrest of Brian Cohen who is "accused of running the organization's online gaming operation" as reported by Chris Megerian for The Star-Ledger:

Brian Cohen, 61, of Buffalo, N.Y., is charged with money laundering and gambling promotion. Officials said the gaming operation, which processed wagers of $2.2 billion in a 15-month period, routed bets through a "wire room" in Costa Rica, where Cohen also lives. Detectives arrested Cohen at Buffalo Niagara International Airport as he got off a flight from the Central American country on May 16.