2011 December 20 Poker News, Events and Happenings

According to a report by the Associated Press, Brent Beckley, co-founder of the online poker room Absolute Poker, pleaded guilty Tuesday to the criminal charge of Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud.  The charge was one of nine listed in the indictment of a total of eleven principals and financial intermediaries of Absolute Poker, Full Tilt Poker, and PokerStars, which was unsealed in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York on April 15th, known in the poker community as Black Friday.

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Brent Beckley, co-founder of Absolute Poker, pleaded guilty to criminal charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud.

Brent Beckley of Absolute Poker pleads guilty in federal illegal gambling cas

You will soon find out that one of the most exhilarating parts of playing in a game of Texas Hold’em poker is pulling off a good bluff. As you are raking in the pot of a hand that you just won following a triumphant bluff, you will most certainly be feeling pretty good.

Brent Beckley, the director of payment processing for Absolute Poker, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Manhattan’s federal court to conspiring to violate the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and commit bank fraud. He faces between 12 months and 18 months in prison, according to the terms of his plea agreement with federal prosecutors in Manhattan.

Brent Beckley, the co-owner of Absolute Poker, said he had accepted credit cards from players so they could bet on the Internet and that he had disguised the purpose of the payments.

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