Wikimedia CommonsDavid Carruthers, during better daysDavid Carruthers, the former CEO of the now-defunct Internet sports book BETonSPORTS, agreed today to testify against his former boss and colleagues in a substantial racketeering case unfolding here. Carruthers pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to one count of racketeering. In exchange, the feds will drop seven counts of fraud pending against him. Carruthers has been on house arrest, in a Clayton high-rise, since his arrest in the summe
Wikimedia CommonsThe brother, sister and personal assistant of Gary Kaplan, the erstwhile emperor of the BETOnSPORTS offshore, online gambling outfit, have rolled in the federal racketeering case brought against them by the federal government.Neil Kaplan, Lori Kaplan-Multz and Penelope Ann Tucker yesterday each pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering before U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson. Kaplan and Kaplan-Multz, who worked at the gambling operation for several years apiece, also each ple
Wikimedia CommonsDavid Carruthers was known for bringing the brains to the BETonSPORTS operation. His feet are fast, too.The $1 million bonded ankle bracelet that David Carruthers wears as part of his house arrest has presumably prevented the former CEO of BETonSPORTS from carrying on much of a social life since 2006. But not from keeping his feet fleet. According to a court document filed Sunday, Carruthers has taken advantage of his free time these last three years by reviving an erstwhile
Gary Kaplan, the founder of the now-defunct offshore cyber-gambling empire known as BETonSPORTS, was slated to be sentenced on federal racketeering charges in U.S. District Court tomorrow. But that proceeding has been rescheduled for November 2 at 1:30 p.m. U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson granted the change at the behest of Kaplan's Texas attorney, Chris Flood. Flood has been clocking some serious overtime trying to acquit Kaplan's brother-in-law, Warren Hoeffner Jr., in a fraud and money-l
Gary Kaplan's brother and sister have each been sentenced to house arrest for helping to make the now-defunct BETonSPORTS a billion-dollar offshore sports book.U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson yesterday ordered Neil Kaplan and Lori Kaplan-Multz each to spend ten months on house arrest. Both Kaplans reside on the East Coast, and originally hail from New York. That's where their big brother, Gary Kaplan, got his start in book-making, according to court records, before heading offshore to warme
