Richard Lee Cuts Deal With Texas ProsecutorsHe Will Lose $2.2 Million for Running Illegal Sports Booking Site |
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Richard Lee, the sixth-place finisher of the 2006 World Series of Poker, will give up $2.2 million dollars to the state of Texas as part of his plea agreement made yesterday with county prosecutors. He won't go to jail.
Last month, Lee and four partners were charged with promoting gambling for running a website on which they collected sports bets. The website was designed to look like it was being run from an offshore country, but prosecutors say it was being run by Lee and his partners at a home in Texas.
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SevenKidsPoppy
almost 15 years ago
I guess his family didn't need that money and he didn't need the favorable image that ESPN gave him, the knucklehead...
scytherius
almost 15 years ago
Good god. The world is looking at total annihilation and TX is worrying about gambling? What a waste of time and resources.