Poker news tagged with 'court'

50-year-old poker pro Masaaki Kagawa of Tokyo, president of an IT company named Koei Planning and poker pro with over $1.5 million in tournament winnings, has been arrested and charged with running Android malware ring together with another 8 individuals.

Read more » Japanse Poker Pro Arrested Over Android-Malware Scam

Former Full Tilt Poker board of director Rafe Furst, who had a minor role in the day-to-day operations of the site, has settled the claims against him. Furst and the U.S. Attorneys Office agreed to a Stipulation and Order of Settlement that allows Furst to admit no wrongdoing in the case, but the government has seized an unknown amount from his bank accounts in Switzerland.

Read more » Rafe Furst Settles Black Friday Charges

Ira Rubin, a 53-year-old businessman in financial transactions, has in an agreement with a court in New York pleaded quilty to several crimes related to Black Friday (the day when FBI and DOJ closed down Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars etc).

According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Rubin has deceived banks into transferring gaming funds so it wouldn't look like the money came from gambling. The potential max penalty for Rubin's crimes is 80 years in prison. But since he had some kind of agreement with the court, experts believe that he will get less than 2 years.

A Swedish poker pro has gotten himself into trouble for a second time in very short time. In November last year, the poker pro and some other people were waiting in a queue to order some fast-food after a late night out in central Stockholm. Suddenly the poker pro attacked one man in the queue for no reason with karate kicks . The man who got attacked filed a report against the poker pro, who refused to admit what he had done.

Read more » 2010 WSOP: Swedish poker pro chased by Las Vegas police