In March 1962, Nassau Vice Squad detectives raided a betting office within the county and arrested Berk and DiVincenzo on bookmaking charges after listening to both of them taking telephone bets over “wiretapped” lines.
The Suburban Bookie of the Colombo Family – Arthur (Artie) Berk
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