All Entries Tagged With: "crime"
Marcus Bebb-Jones One Step Closer to Extradition
The U.K. Poker champ accused of the 1997 murder of his wife, Sabrina, is inches closer to being escorted back to the United States, where the crime took place. Despite his barrister’s desperate efforts to convince the judge in the extradition hearing that facing a life sentence for murder was “inhuman†and “grossly disproportionate,†the [...]
A Second Suspect in EPT Berlin Robbery Arrested
German police apprehended Ahmad el-Awayti yesterday in a Berlin subway. El-Awayti is the second suspect to be arrested in connection with the March 6 robbery of the European Poker Tour. German police are also considering the possibility that a man who was arrested and subsequently released the following day after presenting an alibi, might in [...]
UK Poker Champ Extradition Hearing Held Today, Another Delay
Westminster magistrates have postponed a ruling in today’s extradition hearing for accused murderer, Marcus Bebb-Jones, winner of the 2007 Grosvenor Grand Prix. District Judge Howard Riddle is scheduled to announce his decision in the case next month, on April 12. Bebb-Jones has been accused by US prosecutors of the 1997 killing of his American wife, [...]
High Stakes Poker Playing Conman Charged with Bank Defraudment
On March 1, 2010, Achilleas Kallakis and accomplice Alexander Williams, both 41, were each charged in a London court with defrauding Allied Irish Bank (AIB) of £56m between 2003 and 2007, as well as Bank of Scotland for £5m in 2008. Once ranked the 11th wealthiest Greek in the world – and presently ranked 3rd [...]
Poker Pro Faces Extradition to UK over Wife’s Murder
You just never know who you might be sitting across from at the poker table. A point I try to bring home to friends and family constantly. A poker table can be a wonderful place to network, meet new business aquaintences, find a lawyer, get a job, hire the new guy, and meet a murderer. [...]
Poker Pro goes to Trial for Parents Murder
Professional Poker Player Ernest Scherer III will stand trial for the murder of his own parents last year. Authorities have charged Scherer with the murder of both his mother and his father, pretty much for their home and possessions. The elderly couple was slaughtered in what appeared to police to be a ‘staged burglary’. Scherer [...]
