Gary Kaplan brother, sister plead guilty as BetOnSports saga nears end
BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan was left as the only executive of the British sportsbook facing trial in the US after his brother and sister pleaded guilty to criminal charges yesterday in a move likely to precede a plea by Kaplan himself
BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan was left as the only executive of the British sportsbook facing trial in the US after his brother and sister pleaded guilty to criminal charges yesterday in a move likely to precede a plea by Kaplan himself.
Neil Kaplan and sister Lori Kaplan Multz pleaded guilty to racketeering, conspiracy and the illegal transmission of bets.
Former colleague Penelope Tucker, who managed the sportsbook’s pay processing systems and helped Gary Kaplan conceal some of the proceeds, according to papers filed by prosecutors in the case, also pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting wire wager act violations.
Gary Kaplan faces a trial on 21 September on the same charges of racketeering conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud his brother and sister have just admitted. As reported on EGRmagazine.com, Gary Kaplan was arrested in the Dominican Republic in March 2007 and has been held without bail since then.
As also reported on EGRmagazine.com, former BetOnSports chief executive David Carruthers entered into a plea agreement with the US authorities in a St Louis court last month, admitting to racketeering and agreeing to take part in prosecutions of his former colleagues in exchange for a maximum jail term of 33 months.
Former employee Tim Brown had already pleaded guilty, as have four members of the family that owned a Florida-based marketing company that promoted BetOnSports in the US.
Norman Steinberg, the vendor of Millenium group, and marketing manager Peter Wilson, real name Greggary Haggard, remain at large.