Poker pro bursts into tears pleading guilty to $31M scam

[TexasTowelie]

He couldn’t keep his poker face in court.

A pro-card player who has won pots at the World Series of Poker blubbered Tuesday as he pleaded guilty to charges that he masterminded a $31 million debt collection scam — believed to be the largest ever prosecuted.

Travell Thomas, 38, fidgeted as he admitted he owned and ran a Buffalo-based company where callers at four offices would threaten victims with criminal charges if they didn’t pay inflated debts, known as “juicing.”

The callers also lied to make it look like the company was affiliated with the government and the courts system.

Read more: http://nypost.com/2016/11/01/poker-pro-bursts-into-tears-pleading-guilty-to-31m-scam/

[kevink077]

1. No pity for him

I hope this roach gets 15 years