MOUNT HOLLY, N.J., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A New Jersey state trooper admitted Thursday to involvement in a sports betting ring in an alleged partnership with former Philadelphia Flyer Richard Tocchet.
The ring's customers allegedly included hockey players and celebrities, including Janet Jones, wife of hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky.
James Harney of Marlton, who resigned from the state police this week, pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Burlington County to conspiracy, official misconduct and promoting gambling. He faces up to seven years in prison.
Harney and Tocchet, who is on leave from his position as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes, allegedly participated in an operation that took in millions of dollars from all over the country. A third man, James Ulmer of Swedesboro, N.J., has also been charged.
The charges against Tocchet and Ulmer are still pending.
