He was released on bail following his court appearance. Internet poker players to three of the world’s largest online gambling websites.īeckley, 32, who was living in Costa Rica, surrendered to law enforcement authorities Monday. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.īeckley is the second individual to plead guilty following the unsealing of the nine-count indictment that cut off access by U.S. District Court in New York to charges of bank fraud, wire fraud and engaging in unlawful Internet gambling.īrent Beckley, who served as the director of payment processing for now-defunct Absolute Poker, faces up to 35 years in federal prison when he is sentenced in April, according to a statement from Preet Bharara, U.S.
One of the 11 individuals indicted on April 15 during the federal government’s crackdown on Internet poker pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S.
