News Summary: 3 months in NY poker case

Published June 27, 2012 11:40pm ET



THE SENTENCE: A Utah banker who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor is sentenced to prison for three months for his role in an Internet poker prosecution that shut down the U.S. operations of three card-dealing companies.

JUDGE’S REMARKS: He says the sentence was “extremely lenient.” He told the banker that although he might not have made much money personally, it was a “greed-driven crime” nonetheless.

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