SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- Some of Florida's top political and law enforcement leaders are named as defense witnesses for a Jacksonville lawyer charged with being the mastermind behind a veterans' charity that prosecutors say was actually a gambling operation.

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- Dozens of defendants charged with running a gambling operation disguised as a veterans charity are due to appear before a judge.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Allied Veterans of the World is operating under a new name.