MORE GUILTY PLEAS FROM BETONSPORTS DEFENDANTS
(Update)
26 June 2009
Family members 'fess up and pay up
The BetonSports.com online gambling debacle was in the
news again this week as the St. Louis Courier-Dispatch
reported that the brother, sister and former personal
assistant of Gary Kaplan, the founder of the now
liquidated online gaming company, pleaded guilty Monday
and agreed to forfeit millions of dollars in gambling
profits. The pleas represent another victory for the US
Department of Justice in the long-running case .
The guilty pleas of Neil Scott Kaplan (43) Lori Beth
Kaplan-Multz (48) and Penelope Ann Tucker (64) leave
only Gary Kaplan facing trial. Two other defendants have
not been arrested.
Each pleaded guilty to a
felony racketeering conspiracy charge and agreed to turn
over money held in Swiss Bank accounts that prosecutors
say is linked to the proceeds of illegal online
gambling. Kaplan and Kaplan-Multz also pleaded guilty to
an additional conspiracy charge.
A federal grand
jury handed down an indictment in 2006, accusing Kaplan,
BetOnSports executives including CEO David Carruthers,
current or former employees and vendors of helping to
run an illegal online gambling operation that was once
one of the world's largest -- bringing in more than $1
billion in bets per year.
Gary Kaplan has
pleaded not guilty after vigorously fighting the charges
and has a trial date set for September 21st 2009.
David Carruthers filed a guilty plea conditional on
any jail time not exceeding 33 months early in April. He
has been under house arrest since his arrest whilst
transitting through the United States in 2006. His
sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 2, 2009
before U.S. District Judge Carol E. Jackson.
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