24.11.2015, 15:24 | Autor: liquidpoker.net |
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doporučit článekPoker player accused of co-hosting a $31M fraud
A professional poker player from New York, Travell Thomas, who has live tournament earnings of $510,885, has been charged by the federal agents for being a part of fraudulent debt collection scam that stole almost $31,000,000 from the victims.
Thomas, who is one of the fifteen defendants, was named in the file as the co-owner, president and chief executive of the phoney debt firm that stole the millions between January 2010 and November 2014.
Official court papers explain in details the methods they used to accrue the massive figure. Victims were lead to believe that failing to clear debts was now a felony charge and that their driving licences would be confiscated. In one case a person with debt was threatened to undergo a dialysis.
The FBI said that roughly $750,000 in cash was paid to Thomas’ private account, some of which allegedly went to gambling expenses, tickets for professional sports games, his wedding reception, jewelry pieces and plastic surgery for his wife.
Thomas faces a maximum of 40 years in prison if he is found guilty of all the charges and convicted.
