The United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, the Portland,
Oregon Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Criminal
Division of the Internal Revenue Service, jointly announce the conviction
of a Redmond, Oregon resident for felony bookmaking and tax offenses.
In August 2003, federal agents obtained a search warrant for 2520
S.W. Obsidian, Redmond, Oregon, the residence of ROY RAYMOND ZITEK.
During the execution of the warrant, agents discovered and seized records
establishing that ZITEK was operating an illegal sports betting business
and earning income from that business which he was not reporting to
the Internal Revenue Service.
ROY ZITEK, age 51, appeared today in United States District Court
in Eugene, Oregon and pleaded guilty to two felony charges. First, ZITEK
admitted that he illegally used interstate communications to transmit
wagering information as part of a gambling business. Second, ZITEK admitted
that, in 1999, he filed an income tax return with the Internal Revenue
Service, in which he knowingly failed to report the income he earned
from his bookmaking business. The guilty pleas were the result of a
plea agreement with the United States Government. As part of that plea,
ZITEK also agreed to forfeit $200,000 which he earned from his gambling
operation.
United States District Judge Ann Aiken accepted ZITEK’s guilty pleas
and scheduled sentencing for September 7, 2004. ZITEK faces up to five
years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The case was successfully investigated
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Criminal Investigation
Division of the Internal Revenue Service.
For more information, contact Assistant United States Attorney Chris
Cardani at 541-465-6771.
