http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/12/20/bloomberg_articlesLWII0C0D9L35.DTL
Well it's about freaking time something happened in this case.
For those that want an abridged version:
Brent was responsible for setting up the fictitious websites that Absolute Poker used to receive Internet gambling funds illegally. Allegedly selling merchandise (jewelry, pet supplies, snuggies etc...) the money was deposited into Absolutes bank accounts so US players could bypass the 2006 law. And back in April of this year they got caught redhanded.
I did a little poking around and I found an article that showed his money laundering crimes carried a maximum sentence of 30 years. Instead he's going to skate after one to one and a half. And I think that's beautiful. No, I'm not a Brent fan. I have watched enough episodes of Law and Order to know that this means he pleas to a lesser sentence and testifies against the other nimrods involved.
On a humorous side note I see that Brent has been living in Costa Rica for the past several years. Hey, Dumb Ass, why didn't you stay in Costa Rica instead of setting foot somewhere you could get arrested?
In the meantime PokerStars keeps chugging out a billion bogus hands every couple of weeks. Can they reach 100 billion hands before they get shut down?
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