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Three of the largest online poker rooms were shut down by US federal law enforcement on Friday. 75 bank accounts in 14 different countries seized, 5 domains seized for PokerStars, Full Tilt and UB.com along with two other related websites.
Below Gambling911.com provides the charges and each defendant by name along with the maximum potential sentence.
Count
Charge
Defendants
Maximum Penalties
1
Conspiracy to
Violate Unlawful
Internet Gambling
Enforcement Act
(UIGIEA)
ISAI SCHEINBERG, RAYMOND BITAR, SCOTT TOM, BRENT BECKLEY, NELSON BURTNICK, PAUL TATE,
RYAN LANG, BRADLEY FRANZEN, IRA RUBIN, CHAD ELIE, JOHN CAMPOS
5 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; 3 years supervised release
2
Violation of
Unlawful Internet
Gambling
Enforcement Act
(UIGIEA)
- PokerStars
ISAI SCHEINBERG, NELSON BURTNICK, PAUL TATE, RYAN LANG, BRADLEY FRANZEN, IRA RUBIN,
CHAD ELIE, JOHN CAMPOS
5 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; 3 years supervised releaseCount
Charge
Defendants
Maximum Penalties
3
Violation of
Unlawful Internet
Gambling
Enforcement Act
(UIGIEA)
- Full Tilt Poker
RAYMOND BITAR, NELSON BURTNICK, RYAN LANG, BRADLEY FRANZEN, IRA RUBIN,
CHAD ELIE, JOHN CAMPOS
5 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; 3 years supervised release
4
Violation of
Unlawful Internet
Gambling
Enforcement Act
(UIGIEA)
- Absolute Poker
SCOTT TOM, BRENT BECKLEY, RYAN LANG, BRADLEY FRANZEN, IRA RUBIN, CHAD ELIE
5 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; 3 years supervised release
5
Operation of Illegal Gambling Business - PokerStars
ISAI SCHEINBERG, NELSON BURTNICK, PAUL TATE, RYAN LANG, BRADLEY FRANZEN, IRA RUBIN,
CHAD ELIE, JOHN CAMPOS
5 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; 3 years supervised release; forfeiture of proceeds of offense
6
Operation of Illegal Gambling Business - Full Tilt Poker
RAYMOND BITAR, NELSON BURTNICK, RYAN LANG, BRADLEY FRANZEN, IRA RUBIN,
CHAD ELIE, JOHN CAMPOS
5 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; 3 years supervised release; forfeiture of proceeds of offense
7
Operation of Illegal Gambling Business - Absolute Poker
SCOTT TOM, BRENT BECKLEY, RYAN LANG, BRADLEY FRANZEN, IRA RUBIN, CHAD ELIE
5 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; 3 years supervised release; forfeiture of proceeds of offense
Count
Charge
Defendants
Maximum Penalties
8
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud
ISAI SCHEINBERG, RAYMOND BITAR, BRENT BECKLEY, NELSON BURTNICK, PAUL TATE,
RYAN LANG, BRADLEY FRANZEN, IRA RUBIN, CHAD ELIE
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; 5 years supervised release; forfeiture of proceeds of offense
9
Money Laundering Conspiracy
ISAI SCHEINBERG, RAYMOND BITAR, BRENT BECKLEY, NELSON BURTNICK, PAUL TATE,
RYAN LANG, BRADLEY FRANZEN, IRA RUBIN, CHAD ELIE, JOHN CAMPOS
20 years in prison; fine of $500,000 or twice the amount laundered; 3 years supervised release; forfeiture of proceeds of offense
