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Black Friday Case: Isai Scheinberg's Legal Saga Finally Ends
The legal saga surrounding the 'Black Friday' case finally concluded in 2020.
In 2011, the U.S. government shut down three major poker sites: PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker. Isai Scheinberg, the founder of PokerStars, was one of the 11 individuals charged in the case. The charges included running an illegal gambling business, money laundering, and bank fraud.
Scheinberg was arrested in Switzerland in June 2019 and extradited to the United States in January 2020. In March 2020, he pleaded guilty to one count of running an illegal gambling business. Despite facing up to five years in prison, Scheinberg was sentenced to a fine of $30,100 in September 2020 and avoided jail time. The judge considered Scheinberg's efforts to rectify PokerStars' past mistakes, which included returning funds to players who were owed money.
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