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Ray Bitar: Full Tilt Poker Ponzi Scandal and happy ever after?

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Full Tilt, the world's second largest poker site, is being investigated by a federal grand jury in Manhattan on money laundering charges, according to a report Monday in the Financial Times. Howard Lederer and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, two players closely associated with Full Tilt Poker , are also being investigated, according to the report. Ray Bitar: Full Tilt Poker Ponzi Scandal and happy ever after? In addition to the Full Tilt Poker shutdown, the site had its assets frozen. Other managing officers including Lederer and Ferguson faced lawsuits due to allegations of illegal conduct. Further investigation led U.S. authorities to claim that Bitar and his co-conspirators had been running a Ponzi scheme. Feds Up the Ante on Online Poker With Full Tilt Investigation

Full Tilt Under Investigation Online poker giant Full Tilt Poker is being investigated by a federal grand jury in Manhattan. Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson were named in the investigation.

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Full Tilt had become a 'Ponzi-style scheme' said Preet Bharara, US attorney for the southern district of New York. Photograph Isaac Brekken/AP Ray Bitar, the online poker tycoon who ran the world ...