An
affidavit of Special Agent Paul James of the Pennsylvania Crime
Commission indicates that the respondent is a leader of a heroin
distribution network in Philadelphia. The respondent has an extensive
criminal record which includes the following convictions: five convictions
for liquor offenses; four convictions for illegal gambling offenses;
two convictions for Internal Revenue law violations; and one conviction
each for contempt of court, narcotics and assault. The DGE has supplied
information that the respondent has engaged in a pattern of gambling
activity in Atlantic City casinos specifically designed to avoid
the cash transaction reporting requirements of 31 U.S.C. Section
5313(a).