FBI Busts International Sports Gambling Ring

The FBI has broken up a sports gambling ring accused of operating internationally and taking millions of dollars in illegal bets from Southern California. Authorities said 18 members of the gambling ring were charged in an indictment unsealed Wednesday. Agents arrested 14 of the defendants during raids in Los Angeles and San Diego. One of the alleged ring leaders was captured in Norway. All persons connected to the sports gambling ring were also connected to Macho Sports, an Internet and telephone gambling business. According to the indictment, Jan Harald Portocarrero and Erik Portocarrero ran the business from Lima, Peru, using…