India, April 12 -- An Indian-origin politician in the United States has been charged for being associated with a gambling and money laundering racket, along with members and other associates of Lucchese Crime Family, an Italian-American mafia group in the US.

According to the office of Matthew Platkin, Attorney General of the New Jersey state, Anand Shah is one of the 39 people charged for racketeering, gambling, money laundering, and other offenses.

Anand Shah is a council member of Prospect Park in New Jersey and also a local business owner. According to Platkin, Shah was allegedly managing illegal poker games and an online sportsbook in association with the Lucchese Crime Family.

"The investigation uncovered additional poker clubs, ...