This week, PokerCollectif learned you that Chad Elie pleaded guilty the charges weighing against him. He admitted then you have created sites to facilitate transfers to PokerStars and Full Tilt and thus deceive banks on the destination of the funds. Instead of running the risk of having the next 85 years in prison, Elijah was insured to a maximum of 1 year in prison. We should also remember that Chad Elie should say goodbye to $ 25 million to which he had access in a fraudulent manner and that it will probably pay a $ 500,000 extra, in addition to his prison sentence.
Yesterday we learned that John Campos, he also accused the black friday, had to follow the example of Elijah by pleading guilty to charges of fraud. Campos allegedly accepted money to facilitate certain banking transactions. It would have made an agreement with the Government that accuses him and has pleaded guilty to a simple crime of fraud. Counsel for the Government in this case is Arlo Devlin-Brown. Taking this agreement with John Campos, it ensures that the two accused black friday (on 11) invade not between the cracks of the system.
According to an article in Forbes Magazine, the attention of the Government should now turn to Isai Scheinberg, founder of PokerStars and Ray Bitar, one of the founder of Full Tilt Poker.
Speaking of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, PokerNews learned us last week that they had received a new extension to respond to the civil lawsuit filed on September 21. They have now until May 14 next to suite. It is an extension since the two poker rooms previously had until 19 March last to suite.
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