Federal prosecutors say an alleged enforcer tied to a Chicago area gambling ring used coded language linked to mob movies while trying to collect gambling debts, as authorities push to keep him behind bars.
Operation Porterhouse Parlay
At the center of the latest court filings is Alexander “Alex Gyros” Gagianas, one of 22 people arrested during coordinated FBI raids carried out in late April as part of “Operation Porterhouse Parlay.”
Authorities claim Gagianas worked as both a bookie and a debt collector for an illegal gambling network allegedly led by James “Jimmy the Greek” Gerodemos.
The organization is accused of operating gambling businesses through restaurants in suburban Chicago and Northwest Indiana…