3040 stories by Philip Conneller
US Virgin Islands Casino Commission Worker Sentenced for Embezzlement
A US Virgin Islands Casino Commission worker whose job was to advise on responsible gambling was sentenced Tuesday to 44 months in prison for embezzling commission funds. Stephanie Barnes, 64, was hired in 2015 as a contractor by commission president Violet Anne...
Ex-New Brunswick Deputy AG Who Gambled Client Funds Faces Prison
The former Deputy Attorney General of the Canadian province of New Brunswick stole $481,148 from his clients while serving as a private lawyer. Now, Crown prosecutors in Moncton, N.B., are asking for a three-year prison term for the ex-prosecutor, who fled the...
Crime Figure ‘Mr. Chinatown’ Hit with $54M Tax Bill in Australia
An alleged Aussie crime boss currently languishing in a Chinese prison has a monster tax bill waiting for him on his release, The Herald Sun reports. Tom “Mr. Chinatown” Zhou was a Crown Casino Melbourne junket partner whom Australian authorities have linked...
Radical Cleric Who Planned Crown Melbourne Casino Attack to be Released
The convicted leader of an Australian terror cell who plotted with his followers to attack Melbourne’s Crown Casino and other sites could soon be a free man. Tunisian-born Australian citizen Abdul Nacer Benbrika was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2008...
New Mexico vs. UNLV Game Probed After Suspicious Betting Patterns
Gaming regulators in multiple states are investigating reports of suspicious betting patterns around the November 4 game between the University of New Mexico and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the Action Network reports. Just hours before kickoff in Albuquerque, “a large...
Bob Baffert Asks for Summary Judgment in ‘Swifthitter’ Defamation Case
Racehorse trainer Bob Baffert has filed a motion for a default judgment in his extortion and defamation lawsuit against two New Jersey gamblers. The federal suit alleges that Justin Wunderler and Daniel DiCorcia falsely claimed on social media they have damning video...
Town Judge in New York Charged with Stealing from Court to Gamble
A former justice for the small town of Moravia in Cayuga County, NY, has been charged with fourth-degree grand larceny after she was allegedly found dipping her fingers into court coffers. Former Justice June Shepardson was suspended by the town court in...
Credit Union Manager Sentenced for Blowing Stolen $400K at Meadows Casino
A former credit union manager from Rostraver Township, Penn., has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. She was found guilty of embezzling $399,230 from her employer of 15 years before setting a fire to cover her tracks. Patty Lynn Mavrakis, 65,...
PokerTribes.com Alleged Con Man Indicted in Murder-for-Hire Plot
An alleged con man who infamously tried to sell online poker to two Oklahoma-based tribes has been indicted in Nevada on murder-for-hire charges. Fereidoun “Prince Fred” Khalilian, who often falsely claimed to be an Arab prince, is accused of paying his bodyguard,...
‘Aged Mobster’ Didn’t Punch Victim for Gambling Debt, Jury Hears
An elderly, reputed mobster didn't punch a Manhattan restaurateur because he was shaking him down for a gambling debt. Instead, alleged Genovese capo and octogenarian Anthony “Rom” Romanello slugged Shuqeri “Bruno” Selimaj because the restaurateur insulted him, according to Romanello’s lawyer. Selimaj...
