$2.75 Million Belonging To Phil Mickelson Tied To Illegal Online Gambling Case: ReportHall Of Fame Golfer Named As 'Gambling Client' |
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Nearly $3 million belonging to golfer Phil Mickelson has been tied to a money laundering and illegal gambling case, according to reporting from ESPN.
Mickelson, who is known to bet on sports in Las Vegas, has not been accused of any wrongdoing, but the man who he reportedly dealt with has pleaded guilty to laundering $2.75 million of Mickelson’s money. The implication is that Mickelson had wired the money to bet on sports, but the report didn’t state that explicitly.
Gregory Silveira admitted to acting as a conduit for the offshore site and moving millions of dollars between separate bank accounts, the report said.
The “gambling client”, which sources said was Mickelson, did business with Silveira between February 2010 and February 2013. Silveira faces decades in prison.