Professional card player who won more than $1.5 million at World Series of Poker events charged with running illegal gambling business in his home state of California
In addition to the gambling charge, Gal Yifrach, 35, also faces one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.that described him as “humble and hungry for more success despite his many winnings.”
One method Yifrach used, according to prosecutors, was to hand cash over to an associate named in the complaint only as “Individual 6,” subsequently receiving corporate checks from two unidentified firms. Investigators monitored Yifrach’s communications, intercepting messages he sent to others involved in the illegal enterprise, according to the filing.
In another series of messages, Yifrach allegedly told an associate that he could “change only ‘10’ in each bank without having a report” made. He then “conducted multiple exchanges at banks where he exchanged exactly $10,000 in smaller bills for larger bills,” the indictment states.
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