The Brief
- Giuseppe “Little Joe” Manzi, a defendant in the Northwest Indiana mob-linked gambling case, is facing new felony fraud charges in Rhode Island.
- The new allegations prompted a federal judge to review whether his current pretrial release conditions should be changed.
- Manzi remains free on bond as both cases move forward.
A man charged in a sweeping federal investigation into an alleged northwest Indiana mob-linked gambling operation is facing a new set of felony charges in Rhode Island, prompting a federal judge to reconsider whether he should remain free while awaiting trial.
Giuseppe “Little Joe” Manzi, one of 22 defendants charged in the federal Operation Porterhouse Parlay case, was scheduled to appear in federal court Thursday morning for a hearing on his pretrial release conditions.
The hearing comes after Manzi was charged in Rhode Island in connection with an alleged April 24 incident. According to court records, he now faces five felony charges: money laundering, obtaining money or property under false pretenses, using a computer to commit fraud, casino gambling and conspiracy. Five other people are also named in the conspiracy charge.…