Crime

Boyfriend of Disney Employee Traded “Insider Info” to Support Gambling Habit

The boyfriend of an ex-Disney employee was sentenced to two years and three months for trying to sell access to Mickey Mouse’s financial secrets.

Prosecutors contend that Yonni Sebbag, the boyfriend of former Walt Disney Co. administrative assistant Bonnie Hoxie, contacted dozens of hedge funds and investment companies in an effort to sell “insider trading secrets” as a means of supporting his gambling addiction.

The FBI was alerted upon learning that Sebbag offered $15,000 for the information. 

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jan/28/2011

PokerStars eCheck Option Blocked in Many States

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/26/2011

In Wake of Mob Busts, There Will Be a Blood Bath!

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Jan/24/2011

Chase Bank, Others Stop Accepting Full Tilt Poker eChecks

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/23/2011

Another Guilty Plea In Maryland Online Poker Investigation

Another individual has plead guilty in an expansive Internet gambling investigation being conducted by the US Attorney’s Office out of Baltimore, Maryland.

Martin Loftus from California, plead guilty to one count of money laundering on behalf of online poker operations.  Like his colleague James Davitt, Loftus has agreed to cooperate with federal authorities in both Maryland and New York. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/21/2011

New York City Mob Takedown: Full DOJ Press Release, Names Of Those Charged

Total of 127 Individuals Charged in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Manhattan, N.Y.; Newark, N.J.; and Providence, R.I.

WASHINGTON - Ninety-one members and associates of seven organized crime families of La Cosa Nostra (LCN), including the New England LCN family, all five New York-based families and the New Jersey-based Decavalcante family have been charged with federal crimes in 16 indictments returned in four judicial districts, announced Attorney General Eric Holder. Another 36 defendants also have been charged for their roles in alleged associated criminal activity.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/20/2011

Attorney General Eric Holder Press Conference On NYC Mob Arrests (Transcript)

Brooklyn, N.Y. ~ Thursday, January 20, 2011

Good morning, and thank you all for being here.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/20/2011

Ernie Scherer Murder Trial Focuses on the Bloody Crime Scene

The murder trial of Ernie Scherer III continued this week with a focus on the bloody crime scene.  

Scherer III is on trial for the March 2008 brutal murder of his parents Ernest Scherer Jr., 60, and Charlene Abendroth, 57, in their Castlewood, California home.  Prosecutors allege that the younger Scherer, a poker player, owed substantial gambling debts and bludgeoned the couple in order to obtain a $1.5 million inheritance.  The elder Scherer had previously refused a loan to Ernie.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/19/2011

Weitzner Home Haunted? Gambling911 Retains Ghostbuster

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jan/16/2011

Palms Casino Owner George Maloof Jr. Gets Trial Date For DUI

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jan/16/2011

Michael Garone Cooperating In Online Gambling Investigation

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/13/2011

Weitzner Mansion Having Problems Attracting a Buyer: Haunted?

More than nine months after it was put up for sale, the Virginia mansion of suicide victim Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner is still on the market.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jan/13/2011

Wayne Allyn Root: More Guns in Hands of Law Abiding Citizens

Submitted by Wayne Allyn Root on, Jan/13/2011

Wife of U.S. Rep. John Tierney to Learn Fate in Sports Off Shore Gambling Case

The wife of Massachusetts Representative John Tierney is about to learn her fate in a case involving online gambling and the filing of false tax returns.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/13/2011

Slain Mom Was Mormon Who Disapproved of Son’s Poker, Gambling Habit

The Ernie Scherer III murder trial took on a new twist Wednesday as it was learned that the poker player’s mother disapproved of his gambling addiction. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/12/2011

Gambling Websites Allegedly Attacked By Korean Web Host

A South Korean webmaster has been accused of orchestrating denial of service attacks against online gambling websites that refused to pay for his services. 

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jan/11/2011

Breaking News

U.S. Online Gambling Losses to Surpass $1 Trillion by 2028, Group Says

U.S. lawmakers and government regulators "cannot continue to rely on the theory of responsible gambling, which shifts the burden of harm prevention onto individuals," Derek Webb, founder and chief funder of the California-based Campaign for Fairer Gambling, said Wednesday in a release.