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The Trincher Family, Abe Mosseri, Justin "Boosted J" Smith, John Hanson in Fed Sting The Trincher Family, Abe Mosseri, Justin "Boosted J" Smith, John Hanson in Fed Sting

04-16-2013 , 11:38 PM
Deleted several posts. The off topic derails can stop now.
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04-16-2013 , 11:50 PM
Here is the edited list. I didn't have time at work to actually pull up the document, so I was assuming *TT*'s list was correct. It wasn't and he left off the first name on the second page: WILLIAM EDLER,

Here is the updated list with his inclusion (nicknames in parenthesis per SDNY):

PREET BHARARA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHER DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - v . -

David AARON (D.A)
Arthur AZEN
William BARBALAT
Molly BLOOM
Dmitry DRUZHINSKY (Dima) (Blondie)
William EDLER
Peter FELDMAN
Anatoly GOLUBCHIK (Tony)
Stan GREENBERG (Slava)
John HANSON
Jonathan HIRSCH
Nicholas HIRSCH
Alexander KATCHALOFF (Murushka)
Joseph MANCUSO (Joe the Hammer)
Donald MCCALMONT
Abraham MOSSERI
Hillel NAHMAD (Helly)
Moshe ORATZ
Yugeshwar RAJKUMAR (Mateo Hermatte)
Kirill RAPOPORT
Ilya ROZENFELD
MichaelL SALL
Anatoly SHTEYNGROB (Tony)
Noah SIEGEL (The Oracle)
Peter SKYLLAS
Justin SMITH
Edwin TING (Eddie)
Alimzhan TOKHTAKHOUNOV (Taiwanchik) (Alik)
Eugene TRINCHER
Illya TRINCHER
Vadim TRINCHER (Dima)
Ronald UY
Alexander ZAVERUKHA (Sasha)
Bryan ZURIFF
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04-17-2013 , 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Anonymous Help
im going to do some pretty rampant speculation based upon the little that i know, but this is what i think is most likely:

boosted plays in high stakes games in hollywood. people talk about placing bets on w/e sporting event. boosted says, hey i got a guy that can handle as much action as you want. random rich person says okay book it for me. boosted then emails or texts the action to his guy, prob ilya or one of his suboridnates. or they have a website that he can book it through. boosted then gets 10% of the players losses as payment for referral.
Pretty much this.
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04-17-2013 , 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Dima2000123
Is Alexander Katchaloff Eugene Katchalov's dad?
yes it appears that way as referenced in other articles even though the last names seem to be spelled differently based on the indictment.
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04-17-2013 , 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by SIThomer
are you a ****ing idiot? seriously are you ? the russian MAFIA was using these games as a method to launder money from russia where they got that money doing god knows what to go knows who (flesh sex trade?)

there are so many goddamn ****tards on this forum that think because gambling is involved that its ok. you goddamn ****ing idiots. these are major crimes being committed by major bad guys and you make a post like that? your out of control.

gambling is just the tip of the iceberg, these guys are involved in heavy **** and yes to the vast majority of society illegal card rooms run by the russian mafia are considered good gets and I for one am happy that the FBI is as active as it is

god your post was so ****ing detached from reality
Totally agree with Homer on this. The Russian Jew Mafia is bad news capish? I disagree with most of what the U.S. gov't does but this is not on the list. If Al Capone's poker game was busted would you say 'damn gubmint'?

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Originally Posted by JayJune
yes it appears that way as referenced in other articles even though the last names seem to be spelled differently based on the indictment.
I have no idea if that's his Dad but Ilya Trincher is long-time friends with Eugene Katchalov. Eugene was staked by Ilya at the outset of his poker career. Ilya and his mob boss father Vadim both appeared on HSP back in the day.
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04-17-2013 , 01:05 AM
I would tentatively guess that what these poker players did is done is every poker room in America in much the same way. And while it is illegal it does seem unfair that just because the Russian mafia is running it they get caught up in a massive sting. I mean this type of operation happens just out in the open everywhere I have played poker, with guys making bets and doing transactions at the table and openly talking about it, giving out their websites and everything.

Then again the poker players like Abe and Justin might have been introducing poker players to Russian mafia guys without those poker player's knowledge. I doubt Justin Smith says "I know a guy who can take all your action. He's in the Russian mob. Is that OK with you?".
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04-17-2013 , 01:47 AM
this **** happens cause noobs that join get bitter when they lose right? they'd rather **** everyone over than having to pay up. so much people play on credit. lose 500k one night, call the cops the next day instead of settling their debts.
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04-17-2013 , 01:51 AM
Cone, you have not read a single article or the actual indictment have you?
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04-17-2013 , 02:38 AM
Victimless crime seems like an oxymoron to me.
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04-17-2013 , 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by SIThomer
are you a ****ing idiot? seriously are you ? the russian MAFIA was using these games as a method to launder money from russia where they got that money doing god knows what to go knows who (flesh sex trade?)

there are so many goddamn ****tards on this forum that think because gambling is involved that its ok. you goddamn ****ing idiots. these are major crimes being committed by major bad guys and you make a post like that? your out of control.

gambling is just the tip of the iceberg, these guys are involved in heavy **** and yes to the vast majority of society illegal card rooms run by the russian mafia are considered good gets and I for one am happy that the FBI is as active as it is

god your post was so ****ing detached from reality
1) do you also think that someone should go to jail for jaywalking if they are thought to have committed other more serious crimes? it's ridiculous to think it's alright for someone to go to jail for something that shouldn't even be illegal just because you think they are involved in organized crime.
2) how exactly are they going to launder money from russia by participating in an underground live poker game in the united states? describe at least one plausible scenario.
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04-17-2013 , 03:13 AM
"1) do you also think that someone should go to jail for jaywalking if they are thought to have committed other more serious crimes?"

They did get Capone on tax evasion... sometimes you take whatever you can get.

the indictment describes offshore money laundering facilities. They weren't doing it by way of the poker games.
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04-17-2013 , 03:23 AM
Oh boy
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04-17-2013 , 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by *TT*
PREET BHARARA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHER DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Goddammit.....
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04-17-2013 , 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by invictus-1
1) do you also think that someone should go to jail for jaywalking if they are thought to have committed other more serious crimes? it's ridiculous to think it's alright for someone to go to jail for something that shouldn't even be illegal just because you think they are involved in organized crime.
2) how exactly are they going to launder money from russia by participating in an underground live poker game in the united states? describe at least one plausible scenario.
Remember when FT was shut down and they had no money to pay anyone? A big part of that was because they were unregulated. What does unregulated mean for these guys? It means that when you play on credit and don't pay Oleg shows up at your door with a crowbar. Booking sports bets is a pretty serious crime, as well. It's not like there is anyone who thinks it's not a big deal - the FBI has been going after certain offshore bookmakers hard in the last few years. If these guys had been running a underground casino I'm sure there would be a lot less sympathy here for them - but the odds in the poker game are worse, for some. This is basically the textbook definition of organized crime. Besides, the sports betting is the real thing here.

Most of the poker players were probably arrested to scare them and get them to testify against the big guys. If they have proof of Boosted J acting as an intermediary booking sports bets, he's probably going to have to put up some serious information or face some stiff penalties. I don't envy any of these guys - but they were making a ton of money while it was good. Let's just say the guys at the top aren't getting a federal indictment for raking $200/hr on a little underground game.

Last edited by tongni; 04-17-2013 at 04:15 AM.
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04-17-2013 , 04:14 AM
horrific
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04-17-2013 , 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted by SIThomer
are you a ****ing idiot? seriously are you ? the russian MAFIA was using these games as a method to launder money from russia where they got that money doing god knows what to go knows who (flesh sex trade?)

there are so many goddamn ****tards on this forum that think because gambling is involved that its ok. you goddamn ****ing idiots. these are major crimes being committed by major bad guys and you make a post like that? your out of control.

gambling is just the tip of the iceberg, these guys are involved in heavy **** and yes to the vast majority of society illegal card rooms run by the russian mafia are considered good gets and I for one am happy that the FBI is as active as it is

god your post was so ****ing detached from reality
i hope you realize that the only reason the russian mafia can prosper in the US is because gambling/prostitution/drugs are illegal. so basically the fbi/dea is responsible for the russian mob even existing here.

good thing we got capone though since he sold alcohol.
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04-17-2013 , 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by tongni
Remember when FT was shut down and they had no money to pay anyone? A big part of that was because they were unregulated.
its a good thing bernie madoff was under US regulation. some ppl might have lost their money. the US cant regulate ****.
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04-17-2013 , 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by conebone69
this **** happens cause noobs that join get bitter when they lose right? they'd rather **** everyone over than having to pay up. so much people play on credit. lose 500k one night, call the cops the next day instead of settling their debts.
A sore loser might whistle blow and think this way but rest assured he would still be liable to pay the money if the Russian mob are involved, since when are debts just cancelled because the police arrest a few people.
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04-17-2013 , 04:41 AM
Wow, almost 100 replies and no one is even curious if they nabbed Teddy KGB's joint as part of this whole thing?


My faith in this community is shaken.........................
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04-17-2013 , 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by PSUMike1999
The daily news article mentioned that the "owner" of the Bronx plumbing company was threatened after not being able to pay $2,000,000 in gambling debts from 2010.

How much you want to bet that this guy ran right to the feds after he was threatened???

Probably started the whole investigation imo
One of the other articles mentions that "they" took over the Bronx plumbing company when the owner couldn't pay his gambling debts. Reminds me of a Sopranos episode.

Years ago (2005/2006) I remember there being a whale named Joe The Plumber that the high stakes games at Borgota where built around (500/1000 limit hold em when I was there)
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04-17-2013 , 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by cheeseisgood
i hope you realize that the only reason the russian mafia can prosper in the US is because gambling/prostitution/drugs are illegal. so basically the fbi/dea is responsible for the russian mob even existing here.
No.

FBI and DEA are not the ones making the laws. But they have to enforce them.

But I agree with you. If drugs and gambling were legal then the organized crime would lose a huge part of their income.
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04-17-2013 , 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by tongni
Most of the poker players were probably arrested to scare them and get them to testify against the big guys.
That's gotta be a fun spot to be in.
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04-17-2013 , 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by azdaveyboy
Wow, almost 100 replies and no one is even curious if they nabbed Teddy KGB's joint as part of this whole thing?


My faith in this community is shaken.........................
It will be a part of Rounders 2...
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04-17-2013 , 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by dankhank
That's gotta be a fun spot to be in.
"So. Tell us. What do you know about 'Joe the hammer'?"

"Gulp."

Spoiler:
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