Crime
Three Poker Players Appear in Court Over Cocaine Trafficking Charges: FARC Ties?
Three Australian poker players appeared before the Melbourne Chief Magistrate to be formally charged with multiple cocaine trafficking offenses.
David Saab, 37, Darren Francis Hughes, 27, and Robert Alan Remeeus, 27, are each accused of importing and distribution of cocaine during the Aussie Millions poker tournament. The three have remained uncooperative.
PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker at Center Stage of $275 Million Scam
Mafia Cash Cows: Craigslist Sex Trafficking, Offshore Internet Gambling, and Wind Energy
More Craigslist Creeps: Married Congressman Resigns After Trying to Pick Up Women
Gambling Crime and Punishment: Star Quarterback Art Schlichter in Trouble Again
Seductress Facing Up to 20 Years in Prison for Casino Cheating Scam
The ring leader of a casino cheating group out of Southern California is facing up to 20 years behind bars.
Suspected Bellagio Bandit Prescribed 500 Max Strength Oxycontin Pills in Just 4 Months
Authorities claim that the alleged Bellagio chip bandit was prescribed a whopping 500 maximum strength Oxycontin pills in a period of just 4 months.
Anthony Carleo has been charged with a brazen robbery of the Bellagio Casino on December 4 whereby he entered the establishment during the early morning hours dressed in a motorcycle outfit and helmet to conceal his face. $1.5 million in chips was taken from a craps table in a matter of approximately 3 minutes.
Online Poker Forum TwoPlusTwo.com Finds Itself Center Stage of National Crime Story
Bellagio Chip Bandit Arrested After Sending Private Messages on TwoPlusTwo Forum
FBI Surveillance Expert Testifies in Ernie Scherer III Murder Trial
Alleged Bellagio Chip Bandit Unmasked: We Have His Booking Photo
Judge’s Son Arrested in Brazen Bellagio Casino Chips Robbery
The son of a Las Vegas municipal judge was arrested during the overnight hours Wednesday in connection with the December's $1.5 million Bellagio casino heist.
Murder, Extortion, Gambling, Drug Dealing Detailed in Mob Indictments
Gambling, Drugs, Cocaine; Punters With Problems Targeted By Crime Lords
Poker Pro Accused of Killing Parents Enjoyed Success Pre-2007
The California man accused of killing his parents owed substantial amounts of money to his financier who helped secure him seats at various poker tournaments.
Ernie Scherer III is standing trial for the murder of his parents. Ernie Scherer Jr., a poker player himself, and his wife, Charlene Abendroth, were found brutally murdered in their Castlewood Country Club home in 2008. Both had been beaten and stabbed.
Vietnamese Gambling Ring Out of San Diego on America’s Most Wanted List
Boyfriend of Disney Employee Traded “Insider Info” to Support Gambling Habit
The boyfriend of an ex-Disney employee was sentenced to two years and three months for trying to sell access to Mickey Mouse’s financial secrets.
Prosecutors contend that Yonni Sebbag, the boyfriend of former Walt Disney Co. administrative assistant Bonnie Hoxie, contacted dozens of hedge funds and investment companies in an effort to sell “insider trading secrets” as a means of supporting his gambling addiction.
The FBI was alerted upon learning that Sebbag offered $15,000 for the information.
Grandfather Testifies: Ernest Scherer Odd Behavior Described During Trial
Paper Checks, Wires, Western Unions: No Easy Bait For Online Poker Fish
Ernest Scherer Murder Trial to be Featured on CBS “48 Hours Mystery”
Poker Players Alliance Silent: Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars Stop eCheck Deposits
