Tom Goldstein entered a not responsible plea in a federal court docket on Monday, and in addition signed an settlement to keep away from the poker tables whereas awaiting trial.
The SCOTUSblog founder who allegedly didn’t disclose tens of millions in poker winnings to the IRS is dealing with 22 counts of tax evasion, making ready false and fraudulent tax returns, and failing to pay his taxes.
Goldstein, the notorious “thriller participant” who folded the profitable hand in a $540,000 pot on Hustler On line casino Reside final Could, as soon as was a distinguished lawyer who represented Al Gore in opposition to George W. Bush within the 2000 presidential election case. He is now dealing with his personal authorized points and is being represented by President Donald Trump’s attorneys, John Lauro and Christopher Kise.
“Mr. Goldstein will vigorously defend in opposition to these fees, and we sit up for his exoneration,” Goldstein’s attorneys informed Reuters.
Taking a Break from Poker
Based on court docket paperwork filed in the US District Courtroom for the District of Maryland, Goldstein is out on launch. However he should abide by sure pretrial stipulations set by the court docket.
One restriction is that he can not journey anyplace however the Washington D.C. metro space with out court docket permission throughout the pretrial section. He’s prohibited from getting drunk, possessing a firearm, and should give up his passport.
The accused tax evader additionally should not “interact in any kind of playing together with poker of any kind,” on-line or dwell. Goldstein is a longtime high-stakes participant who supposedly received upwards of $50 million in nosebleed personal video games in opposition to billionaires who weren’t recognized by identify within the indictment, which was filed earlier this month.
Goldstein, who left his Supreme Courtroom observe in 2023, “allegedly engaged in a scheme to evade his taxes” by diverting authorized charges from his legislation agency, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., to his private checking account and utilizing them to pay poker money owed, in keeping with the indictment.
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He additionally allegedly used legislation agency belongings to pay private poker money owed by falsely classifying them as “legal-fee” bills and “utilizing agency belongings to pay salaries and medical insurance premiums for individuals with whom Goldstein had a private relationship however who carried out little or no work for the legislation agency and didn’t qualify for its medical insurance.”
The story has been lined by nearly each main mainstream information outlet and throughout the poker neighborhood. Poker professional Doug Polk additionally offered an in depth clarification of the accusations in opposition to Goldstein, in a YouTube video.
