3301 stories by Philip Conneller
KC Chiefs Superfan Gets 17.5 Years in Prison for 11 Bank Robberies
A Kansas City Chiefs superfan turned serial armed bank robber has been sentenced to 17.5 years for hitting banks across the Midwest, Nevada, and California, and laundering the proceeds through casinos. Xaviar Michael Babudar, 30, was a familiar sight at Chiefs games...
‘Whitey’ Bulger Killer Gets Extra 25 Years in Prison
A Mafia hitman already serving life for murder was sentenced to 25 years on Friday for the prison killing of James “Whitey” Bulger. Bulger, the former leader of the Irish Mob in Boston, was bludgeoned to death in October 2018 with a...
Steve Wynn Defamation Case Vs. Associated Press Nailed by Nevada Supreme Court
Nevada’s highest court has once again rejected a defamation case brought by casino tycoon Steve Wynn against the Associated Press. A seven-judge panel of the Nevada Supreme Court cited the state’s anti-SLAAP laws when it upheld a February decision that rejected the...
Maine Chief Regulator Facing ‘No Confidence’ Revolt by Casino Inspectors
Maine’s chief gambling regulator, Milton Champion, is facing a rebellion from his casino inspectors who accuse him of unilaterally “deregulating casinos … without input from the voting public” and of creating a “deeply dysfunctional and toxic workplace environment.” All nine inspectors under...
British Columbia Man Convicted of Murdering Notorious Casino Money Launderer
A Richmond, British Columbia man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2020 shooting of Jian Jun Zhu, an alleged large-scale money launderer. Richard Charles Reed was additionally found not guilty of the attempted murder of Paul “King” Jin, an associate...
Fugitive Philippine Mayor in Trafficking, Spying Storm Arrested in Indonesia
The fugitive mayor of a small town in the Philippines who fled the country in July amid accusations of spying and links to criminal syndicates has been detained in Indonesia. Guo was the Mayor of Bamban, a sleepy town in Tarlac province...
Lawsuit Claims Attorney Stole $1.8M from Client’s Trust Fund, Gambled Money Away at Hard Rock Tampa
A Florida lawyer ransacked a client’s trust account and blew $1.8 million of it gambling at the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, according to a civil lawsuit filed by the real beneficiaries. Jason Penrod is the owner of Family Elder Law, which...
Star Entertainment in Disarray, Begs for Bailout
Embattled Australian casino operator Star Entertainment is desperately seeking a short-term cash injection to stave off financial difficulties that are threatening the operation of its AU$3.6B Queen's Wharf entertainment precinct in Brisbane, which opened only last week. The company spent the weekend...
South Korean Starlet’s Mom Charged with Running Illegal Gambling Empire
The mother of South Korean actress Han So-hee has been arrested for allegedly running a network of illegal gambling dens that spanned several cities in the East Asian nation, police said Tuesday. Han’s mother, identified by authorities only as a woman in...
Star Entertainment Kicked Off ASX Over Missing Financial Results
Australia’s embattled Star Entertainment Group was suspended from the ASX, the country’s stock exchange, on Monday for failing to file its financial results. Star is the largest publicly traded casino operator in Australia. The company told shareholders on Friday that it would...
