Former Jacksonville Fraternal Order of Police President Nelson Cuba pleaded guilty this morning to three charges in the Allied Veterans of the World gambling investigation.
Cuba admitted guilty in a Seminole County court of possession of a slot machine, running a lottery and setting up an illegal financial transaction.
He was sentenced to one-year house arrest and four years’ probation and ordered to pay $115,000 in fines.
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Cuba was one of 57 people arrested in March 2013 in the $300 million money laundering and gambling investigation into Allied’s Internet cafe operations. His case was the last to be settled.
Cuba and FOP first vice president Robbie Freitas owned several cafes in Northeast Florida. Authorities said the two set up shell companies to funnel money from one account to a second one, which only Cuba and Freitas had access to.
Court records show deposits totaling $576,100 from Sept. 4, 2009-Dec. 30, 2011, followed by $571,400 in withdrawals.
Bank surveillance photos show both Cuba and Freitas making several transactions.
Freitas pleaded guilty to two charges in April. He received no jail time and no fines.
Jacksonville attorney Kelly Mathis is the only defendant facing any time in prison. He was convicted by a jury and sentenced to six years, which he is appealing.
Mathis was the attorney for Allied, a nonprofit based in St. Augustine that officials said gave just 2 percent of its money to veterans groups.