Bitcoin Poker Boss Pleads Guilty to Nevada Gaming Charge
The former operator of a bitcoin poker site has plead guilty to one count of operating an unlicensed gambling site in the state of Nevada, reports say. Having avoided a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, Bryan Micon, who ran the now-defunct Seals with Clubs, will have to pay a $25,000 fine and serve a probation term, VegasInc reports. If he completes his probation, Micon will instead be able to plead guilty to one gross misdemeanour count of conspiracy for running an unlicensed gambling site. The duration of his probation is yet to be determined. Micoin will also have to give up....
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Bryan Micon, operator of now-defunct bitcoin poker site Seals with Clubs, has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of operating an unlicensed gaming website in Nevada. Micon traveled from his home in Antigua to Nevada earlier this week to face the gaming charge after a warrant was issued for his arrest in April by the Nevada Attorney General's Office. Defense attorney Richard Schonfeld told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that Micon will serve an as-yet-unspecified probation term and pay a fine of $25,000. He will also forfeit assets seized when Nevada Gaming Commission agents raided his home....
Bitcoin poker at Seals With Clubs. Bryan Micon agreed to plead guilty to operating an unlicensed interactive gaming system to avoid jail time, his lawyer told a Nevada judge Thursday. Should he complete the probation time and pay a $25,000 fine, that charge would be reduced to a gross misdemeanor, according to his attorney Richard Schonfeld, reported The Las Vegas Review Journal. Micon operated a site calledSeals with Clubs which accepted bitcoin. Micon to Surrender His Bitcoin, Computers and More. Micon will have to surrender the computers and 3.0996 bitcoins that gaming authorities....
A Nevada man has admitted his role in laundering funds solicited for the Bitclub Network, a $722 million fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. He also pleaded guilty to tax offenses.
Bitclub Network Investor Pleads Guilty
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that Gordon Brad Beckstead, a 57-year-old from Henderson, Nevada, has pleaded guilty in connection with the Bitclub Network fraud. The announcement details:
A Nevada man today admitted his role in laundering funds solicited for Bitclub Network, a $722 million fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.
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A Nevada man has acknowledged to participating in the money laundering plan for the Bitclub Network, a $722 million fake crypto operation. Gordon Brad Beckstead of Henderson, Nevada, pled guilty Friday in connection with the Bitclub Network scheme, the US Department of Justice reported. Beckstead, 57, entered a plea of guilty by videoconference in a […]
The former operator of bitcoin poker site Seals with Clubs was sentenced to two years probation and fined $25,000 today after pleading guilty to the unlawful operation of a gaming site earlier this year. Bryan Micon pled guilty in July after being charged by the Nevada Attorney General's office in the spring. Micon's sentencing hearing took place at 9 am local time in Las Vegas, according to the attorney general's office, which was not immediately available for further comment. At the time he was charged, Micon faced as many as 10 years in prison, and upwards of $50,000 in fines. The....