some pretty ******ed replies itt

this guy Blieden is caucasian, educated, and has no criminal record of note. if he has any type of brain cells left he will hire David Chesnoff as his attorney. he will cry addiction/degeneracy, and will be prosecuted in charmin soft lol Cali.

the people who are most ****ed here are the bookies he wrote those checks to. make no mistake about it, those checks he wrote to "poker players" were actually bookies. I'm willing to bet a hefty sum on this. he's going to roll on those bookies and that will be his ticket to leniency.

he will be sentenced 7-8 years and serve 4-5 actual time.

those Vegas bookies better be on a one way flight to Qatar

Lol I know a few bookies and none of them take checks boss. Agree with you on the other parts, if he has money left for a good lawyer, being white and assuming first time offender will go a long way

One of the few instances being white is a plus in 2019

When there is a federal case (and even some State cases), the media tends to add up all of the maximums for each charge because it makes for a better headline. Nevermind that the Court rarely cumulates (stacks) the time...

It ensured we got most of the money back. Had the case been prosecuted, the reality is that we MIGHT have seen $50 a month for the balance of the time owed following a release to parole supervision.

While the case would have been (at the time) a first-degree felony with a 5-99 or life sentencing range, the former employee would likely have gotten no more than 15 years. Parole eligibility would have come after about two calendar years, with a likely set-off on the first two votes. So, restitution payments would not really have started for about four to five years and wouldn't have been substantial even though the full nut would have been included in the sentence and judgment.

hmmm cool i figured it was a media thing

We can agree to disagree. 100% the Fed's would love to see how broad and far reaching this money was being spread and who they could potentially snag along the way. They'll take a surprisingly long time to watch someone, regardless of the crime.

There's a good chance that Dennis is completely broke and there is no hidden "bitcoin" treasure, and/or he was making plans to leave the country that's why we are hearing about these charges now.

In a drug case or organized crime I'd agree with you. But, Dennis was the only one stealing money. Where he spends it doesnt matter. No one else to catch. If anything letting him continue makes your job harder to recover the stolen funds. No one that accepted Bliedens money did anything wrong.

Read full article with more on subject. Dennis is 100% the stupidest criminal ever. A month or so before he was arrested his employer met with him over the irregularities. He came clean, told them everything. Also told them other than his 50k car had no assets or money left. They fired him. He packs up his stuff and goes to vegas. Lost 3 million at that time in slots. Instead of taking that cash and running to some country with no extradition.

Lol at the guy who said he’ll get 10-15 years.

I would bet anything he does 4 years or less of actual time. This isn’t a crime.

You maintain it's not a crime yet you think he'll be imprisoned? Does not compute. Also, what the **** are you on about?

I obviously think it’s a crime. In reality it’s not much of one and definitely not something he’ll get 10 or 15 years of actual time served for unless he has multiple past prison bids or something like that. 15 years is a ****load of time. It’s more time than people do for first degree murder in most normal developed countries. And yes I understand the US likes to incarcerate anyone for anything and also loves giving out ridiculously long sentences for certain crimes, my opinion still holds true knowing it’s in the US. I’d be in absolute shock if he served over 5 years, and have plenty of reason for that, so pretty sure I’m okay laughing at the guy who said he’ll serve 10-15 years.

yes, obviously!

Chiefs fans are constantly confused about what's a crime, let's move along.

just my opinion but reading some of the things he did (fraudulent invoices other types of wire fraud, using crypto which opens him up to money laundering charges etc...) are worse then other typical embezzlement cases. Usually it's not even a federal issue it's considered a local/state issue so punishments aren't that severe. Still think if he pleads then more than 10 years is incredibly unlikely especially if he does some restitution.

Lol at all the high stakes players itt upset they just lost their huge whale...wtf is wrong with you people.

having bailed a family member out of an embezzlement crime in the bay area, I can safely say the sentence in California can be at least six months in jail FOR EACH COUNT. Each transaction may be considered a separate crime. If the feds get involved it could be more.

I'm sure his being white and no record will factor in when the homies get him alone in the shower.

He's got white privileged tho so he'll end up playing tennis with the dude from Wolf of Wallstreet.

In China he would get the death penalty.

He should of moved that money into Bitcoin and moved somewhere far away. He had a lifetime supply of hookers and blow.

this dude quick to grab the victim card

since you've thought hard about this, why do you think in this instance being white is a plus? and once you've answered that, doesn't the reason it is a plus in this instance suggest to you that it is likely to be a plus in all sorts of other instances as well...?

Let's not go any further into the "white privilege" issue in this thread. This is not the thread, forum, or website for such a high-minded discussion.

Thanks much.

I don't see how being white has anything to do with it. However, in the old days in the south, black on white crime was usually treated very severely. The only thing is that a repeat robber or burglar or any race or ethnicity is likely to get a more severe sentence than a CFO embezzling.

I did a search and 4 years or so seems standard for embezzling like $1M. Not sure if he will get more for taking more. People charged with embezzling from their own companies as part of a Ponzi scheme sometimes got like 100 years. You probably can get longer if you plead not guilty and are convicted.

The effective sentences are probably longer in federal courts. However, states usually don't have nicer prisons for white collar criminals, so what was said about the shower might hold true.

Seems like the guy must have a gambling addiction to be just gambling away the money. His behavior does not seem rational.

Can we jump into new York poker king and peteystaysfresh being friends with him? Or is that off topic?

Any new news on this case?

How many of your 153 posts to date are related to NYPK? I put the over at 152.