Defendants in Hellinger Case to Reach Plea Agreement Tuesday

Gambling911.com has learned that defendants in an online gambling case dating back to 2005 are set to enter pleas on Tuesday.

The US Attorney’s Office in Eastern Pennsylvania charged Don Hellinger and four other men with illegal distribution of over $40 million in Internet gambling winnings during the years 2005 and 2006 through a money transfer company, Payment Processing, Inc.  Hellinger was also alleged to have been involved in mail fraud. 

Co-defendant Jami Pearlman was granted a severing and continuing of his trial due to “health issues”.  There was some question as to why the Court had granted Pearlman’s Motion under seal.  A source close to Gambling911.com suggested that there were rumblings Pearlman may have been ready to testify against Hellinger, setting the wheels in motion for a plea agreement, though none of this is confirmed. 

The trial was originally set for early January but postponed until March.

Hellinger is the Publisher of Nylon Magazine and other media ventures. 

- Chris Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher