Operation Slapshot: A Year Later
A year later, the case allegedly involving Rick Tocchet remains in limbo. The AP revisits the story and starts with that reminder:
A year after state authorities busted a multi-million-dollar sports betting ring that implicated ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky’s wife as a bettor, the most high-profile suspect — former National Hockey League All-Star Rick Tocchet — remains in legal limbo.
While the two other men charged in the case have pleaded guilty, Tocchet has neither admitted guilt nor been indicted by a grand jury. The charges were announced with fanfare on Feb. 7, 2006 in what authorities dubbed “Operation Slapshot.”
Yet another non-update update.
Stan Fischler one-lines it properly:
Just Wondering Dep’t.: Why has nothing been said about Rick Tocchet’s status?
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