Full tilt poker owners arrested

The founder of the defunct gambling site Full Tilt Poker, which allegedly owes $350 million to Internet poker players, was arrested in New York as he came back into the country. Raymond Bitar, who Former Full-Tilt Poker CEO Pleads Guilty And Is Sentenced In …

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After his surrender at Kennedy Airport yesterday, federal prosecutors charged Raymond Bitar, the co-founder and CEO of Full Tilt Poker, with “nine criminal counts, including illegal gambling, money laundering and wire fraud charges” according to Reuters.

Full Tilt Poker founder Raymond Bitar, accused of using funds from online players to finance company operations and pay its owners, will plead guilty under an agreement that will let him avoid ... Full Tilt Poker’s Ray Bitar Turns Himself In Bitar stands accused of cheating the Full Tilt Poker players of their rightful money. He had allegedly taken the players money and given it out to other owners of the company. It remains to be seen how many other Full Tilt Poker owners will be arrested – as it would be a little too convenient perhaps to have Bitar take the fall for everyone.

Internet gambling sites owners charged with fraud - Reuters

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Full Tilt, PokerStars and UB charged with fraud and illegal gambling by FBI Updated: April 15th, 2011 by Dev Ops In what is turning out to be Black Friday in the poker world, the FBI has seized the domain names of the largest online poker sites operating in the United States, UB Poker, Absolute Poker, PokerStars, and Full Tilt Poker.

Poker site CEO arrested for $430 million Ponzi scheme ... Federal prosecutors arrested Raymond Bitar, chief executive officer of online poker site Full Tilt Poker, on Monday in connection with $430 million Ponzi scheme his site was accused of running ... Final Former Owner Of Full Tilt Poker Pleads Guilty

Bitar stands accused of cheating the Full Tilt Poker players of their rightful money. He had allegedly taken the players money and given it out to other owners of the company. It remains to be seen how many other Full Tilt Poker owners will be arrested – as it would be a little too convenient perhaps to have Bitar take the fall for everyone. Founder of Full Tilt Poker Arrested At JFK Airport & Faces ... According to cnet.com, Raymond Bitar, founder and CEO of Full Tilt Poker, was arrested yesterday as he arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York and charged with running a Ponzi scheme, gambling, bank fraud, and money laundering offenses, faces up to 145 years in prison, if convicted of all the charges.