Sebastian John Guzzardo Sr. (March 25, 1923 – November 26, 2021), known as Buster Guzzardo, was an American politician from the state of
Louisiana. He served in the
Louisiana House of Representatives
The Louisiana House of Representatives (french: link=no, Chambre des Représentants de Louisiane) is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. This chamber is composed of 105 repr ...
from the 72nd district from 1987 to 1996. He was a veteran of
World War II, serving in the
United States Army as a
military police officer from 1943 to 1945. In 1996, Guzzardo was indicted on 11 federal charges of obstructing law enforcement, extortion, conspiracy, conducting an illegal gambling business, aiding racketeering and mail fraud relating to a
video poker
Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console similar in size to a slot machine.
History
Video poker first became commercially viable when it became economical to combine a television-like moni ...
investigation. He later served 21 months in prison.
Guzzardo died on November 26, 2021, at the age of 98.
References
1923 births
2021 deaths
Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
United States Army personnel of World War II
People from Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
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