57 Indicted in Scandal for Gambling in Florida & Lieutenant Governor Resigns [VIDEO]

57 people are indicted as Florida's lieutenant governor resigned following a scandal involving a purported veteran's charity based in Florida.

State officials said they found racketeering and money laundering scheme involving Allied Veterans of the World, as the run nearly 50 internet cafes with computerized slot machine-style games.

"It is shameful that Allied Veterans of the World allegedly attempted to use the guise of a charitable organization to help veterans in order to lend credibility to this $300 million illegal gambling scheme," stated Attorney General Pam Bondi. "This insults every American that ever wore a United States military uniform."

Carroll abruptly resigned Tuesday amid the multistate gambling scandal; she had been a consultant for the company while she was a state legislator.

Carroll said in a statement it was a difficult decision to resign but that she refused to "allow the allegations facing a former client of my public relations firm to undermine the important work of the Governor and his administration."

The affidavit filed by Internal Revenue Service in federal court stated, Allied Veterans had evolved from a charitable organization running bingo games and holding bake sales for veterans beginning in 1979 to a group suspected of operating more than 40 illegal for-profit gambling locations around Florida.

"In an effort to mislead the public into believing that it is not profiting from an illegal gambling enterprise, Allied Veterans and others have engaged in a conspiracy and scheme to defraud," the affidavit said.

Authorities issued 57 arrest warrants in Florida and five other states on Wednesday. Bondi says charges will include racketeering, conspiracy, money laundering and possession of slot machines.