Grandfather Testifies: Ernest Scherer Odd Behavior Described During Trial
Paper Checks, Wires, Western Unions: No Easy Bait For Online Poker Fish
Poker Players Alliance Silent: Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars Stop eCheck Deposits
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.
Attorney for Joran van der Sloot Demands his Client be Released From Prison
Thursday’s Crackdown On The Mob Will Have Little Effect On Gambling In US
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.
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.
Biggest Mobster Bust in New York City History: Press Conference 11 am ET
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
