Suppose RALEIGH - A man will serve almost 5 years in prison for operating an illegal gambling business in North Carolina. The U.S. Department of Justice says 78-year-old William George Thorpe was sentenced in federal court in Raleigh. Thorpe pleaded guilty in May to running a sports bookmaking operation from 2011 to 2018. Prosecutors say the scheme involved tens of millions of dollars in bets.
Can we infer that "William George Thorpe operated a legal gambling business"? Yes, no, or maybe?