Crime

Chase Bank, Others Stop Accepting Full Tilt Poker eChecks

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/23/2011

Another Guilty Plea In Maryland Online Poker Investigation

Another individual has plead guilty in an expansive Internet gambling investigation being conducted by the US Attorney’s Office out of Baltimore, Maryland.

Martin Loftus from California, plead guilty to one count of money laundering on behalf of online poker operations.  Like his colleague James Davitt, Loftus has agreed to cooperate with federal authorities in both Maryland and New York. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/21/2011

New York City Mob Takedown: Full DOJ Press Release, Names Of Those Charged

Total of 127 Individuals Charged in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Manhattan, N.Y.; Newark, N.J.; and Providence, R.I.

WASHINGTON - Ninety-one members and associates of seven organized crime families of La Cosa Nostra (LCN), including the New England LCN family, all five New York-based families and the New Jersey-based Decavalcante family have been charged with federal crimes in 16 indictments returned in four judicial districts, announced Attorney General Eric Holder. Another 36 defendants also have been charged for their roles in alleged associated criminal activity.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/20/2011

Attorney General Eric Holder Press Conference On NYC Mob Arrests (Transcript)

Brooklyn, N.Y. ~ Thursday, January 20, 2011

Good morning, and thank you all for being here.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/20/2011

Ernie Scherer Murder Trial Focuses on the Bloody Crime Scene

The murder trial of Ernie Scherer III continued this week with a focus on the bloody crime scene.  

Scherer III is on trial for the March 2008 brutal murder of his parents Ernest Scherer Jr., 60, and Charlene Abendroth, 57, in their Castlewood, California home.  Prosecutors allege that the younger Scherer, a poker player, owed substantial gambling debts and bludgeoned the couple in order to obtain a $1.5 million inheritance.  The elder Scherer had previously refused a loan to Ernie.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/19/2011

Weitzner Home Haunted? Gambling911 Retains Ghostbuster

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jan/16/2011

Palms Casino Owner George Maloof Jr. Gets Trial Date For DUI

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jan/16/2011

Michael Garone Cooperating In Online Gambling Investigation

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/13/2011

Weitzner Mansion Having Problems Attracting a Buyer: Haunted?

More than nine months after it was put up for sale, the Virginia mansion of suicide victim Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner is still on the market.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jan/13/2011

Wayne Allyn Root: More Guns in Hands of Law Abiding Citizens

Submitted by Wayne Allyn Root on, Jan/13/2011

Wife of U.S. Rep. John Tierney to Learn Fate in Sports Off Shore Gambling Case

The wife of Massachusetts Representative John Tierney is about to learn her fate in a case involving online gambling and the filing of false tax returns.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/13/2011

Slain Mom Was Mormon Who Disapproved of Son’s Poker, Gambling Habit

The Ernie Scherer III murder trial took on a new twist Wednesday as it was learned that the poker player’s mother disapproved of his gambling addiction. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/12/2011

Gambling Websites Allegedly Attacked By Korean Web Host

A South Korean webmaster has been accused of orchestrating denial of service attacks against online gambling websites that refused to pay for his services. 

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jan/11/2011

Casino chips ideal currency for criminals: RCMP

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/06/2011

Foxwoods Scam Cheats Casino Out of Nearly $900K

Four men have been accused of cheating Connecticut’s Foxwoods Casino out of nearly $1 million.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/06/2011

Attorney For Ernie Scherer III: “No Proof of His Guilt In Parents Murders”

The double murder trial of Ernie Scherer III continued on Wednesday with his attorney suggesting there is not enough evidence to convict the poker player.

Scherer III is accused of bludgeoning to death his parents, Charlene Abendroth and Ernest Scherer Jr., in their Castlewood Country Club, California home in March of 2008.   Prosecutors argue that the younger Scherer was after his parents $1.5 million inheritance. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/05/2011

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