Howard Lederer Settles Black Friday Civil Complaint

Former FTP Director forfeits bank accounts and personal assets, but admits to no wrongdoing.


Furst Settles "Black Friday" Civil Complaint with US Department of Justice

The Full Tilt board member forfeits his trust account and pays $150k fine, but admits to no wrongdoing.


Lederer Refiles Motion to Dismiss "Black Friday" Civil Complaint

An attorney for Howard Lederer has refiled a motion to dismiss a civil complaint against Lederer, in response to an…


Full Tilt Deposit Backlog Traced to December '10 FDIC Banking Order

FDIC court order required SunFirst to stop processing for “third-party” poker entities.


Jeremy Johnson’s Asset Stash Funded with Online Poker Processing Proceeds

Utah multimillionaire targeted in FTC probe used online poker operations to help launder assets.


Chad Elie, Jeremy Johnson and SunFirst Bank: The Black Friday Connection

A chance meeting between between Chad Elie and telemarketing fraudster Jeremy Johnson triggered events leading to Black Friday.


Chad Elie Sentenced to Five Months for Black Friday Crimes

Payment processor Chad Elie was sentenced Wednesday to five months in federal prison as a result of charges he faced in…


Pondering The Lederer Files: Amateur Hours

Haley Hintze pulls no punches in her analysis of the latest chapter in the Full Tilt Poker saga.


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Howard Lederer, former Full Tilt owner and board member, has granted interviews to the 2+2 PokerCast and DiamondFlushPoke…


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Time becomes a factor as the Absolute Poker assets continue to sink in value.


ARJEL Greenlights FullTilt.FR Cashouts via PokerStars

French regulator approves process to transfer Full Tilt funds to PokerStars.


Former Full Tilt Payment Director Pleads Guilty to Deceiving Banks

Nelson Burtnick, former director of payment processing for Full Tilt Poker and former head of payment processing at…


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