3 men get probation in LaVilla restaurant bookmaking case

YOUNGSTOWN -- Three sports bookmakers with ties to LaVilla Sports Bar & amp; Grille in Struthers have been sentenced to two years' probation.
Sentenced Thursday in Cleveland federal court by U.S. District Judge Paul R. Matia were:
UAngelo Mosco, 49, of Edenridge Drive, Boardman.
URichard Burnett, 58, of Runge Boulevard, Struthers. The first six months of his probation will be spent in electronically monitored home confinement. He was fined $2,000.
UJoseph Vaio, 54, of Wilson Street, Struthers. The first six months of probation will be spent in electronically monitored home confinement. He must also perform 25 hours of community service. He was fined $906.
They were among 15 men and one woman indicted a year ago. Charges against two were dismissed and the rest pleaded guilty.
Next week, Steve "Moose" Almasy, the operator of LaVilla, will be sentenced.
The time frame covered in the indictment is Nov. 10, 2001, through Jan. 20, 2002. The defendants ran sports bookmaking operations (college and professional football, mostly), and were affiliated with one another, the government has said.