LAPD officer charged with running illegal gambling operation Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Friday, April 9, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles police officer is among three people charged with running an illegal gambling operation that involved placing bets on this year’s NFL Super Bowl, police announced Friday. Robert Felix, a 13-year veteran assigned to the LAPD’s Transit Services Division, is facing felony bookmaking charges along with two other men, an LAPD statement said. The men are accused of orchestrating an operation where participants placed “high-dollar bets” on the outcome of the Super Bowl, the LAPD said.