2006 WSOP finisher charged with bookmaking in San Antonio
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The San Antonio Express-News reports the latest on last year’s story of a World Series of Poker winner being investigated on charges of illegal bookmaking.
Besides Lee, Reed’s office charged Lee’s son-in-law, Lawrence “Larry” Joseph Davenport, 30; Matthew Colburn Winslow, 57; Marco De Carlo Hernandez, 31; and Daniel Ortiz, 30; with gambling promotion, which is punishable by up to a year in jail, a fine of $4,000 or both. They are tentatively scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 7 before County Court 4 Judge Sarah H. Garrahan-Moulder, records show.
Separately, Reed’s office had filed civil forfeiture proceedings to try and keep cash, property and other items seized in a search of Lee’s home and the residences of the other suspects.
The deals in the works are expected to let each of the defendants avoid jail time and potential felony prosecution. In exchange, four of the defendants would forfeit 80 percent of the money taken from them. Most or all of the personal property and vehicles seized, however, would be returned. The deals could be forthcoming as soon as next week.
Richard Lee came in sixth place in the main event of WSOP 2006, winning $2,803,851 shortly before all his assets were seized by San Antonio police.
