Richard Lee forfeits most of his WSOP winnings!

[Thinky]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/5222160.html

[Vaguish]

Bad beat.

[88jayhawks]

i heard about this right after the main event that year and this is the first i've heard since. took a while for everything to come out.

[Jzo19]

here's what i read in another article

"Half of the $2.5 million forfeited would go to the San Antonio Police Department while the other stays in the DA’s office for salaries, equipment and other law enforcement purpose".

is that even legal , it seems like he got jacked by the prosecutors nd police dept...(also isnt that legal bribery) srsly wtf

[CaryDarling]

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here's what i read in another article

"Half of the $2.5 million forfeited would go to the San Antonio Police Department while the other stays in the DA’s office for salaries, equipment and other law enforcement purpose".

is that even legal , it seems like he got jacked by the prosecutors nd police dept...(also isnt that legal bribery) srsly wtf

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this is done all the time in drug seizure cases...you been living under a rock?

[davidlong14]

...a new chapter in the long history of Texas hi-jackings...

[rakemeplz]

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here's what i read in another article

"Half of the $2.5 million forfeited would go to the San Antonio Police Department while the other stays in the DA’s office for salaries, equipment and other law enforcement purpose".

is that even legal , it seems like he got jacked by the prosecutors nd police dept...(also isnt that legal bribery) srsly wtf

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this is done all the time in drug seizure cases...you been living under a rock?

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Do drug dealers get reduced sentences just cuz the cops take the cash? I thought cops just took the cash cuz the drug dealers dont deserve it and made it illegally, and cops are legally corrupt like that. Also if he made the money from poker it was not from illegal gambling at all. Also what is with the 80% figure, are they getting a 20% refund if so lol.

[cardsfan04]

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here's what i read in another article

"Half of the $2.5 million forfeited would go to the San Antonio Police Department while the other stays in the DA’s office for salaries, equipment and other law enforcement purpose".

is that even legal , it seems like he got jacked by the prosecutors nd police dept...(also isnt that legal bribery) srsly wtf

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Yep, it's legal. On paper, it will go down as a guilty plea and a fine or seizure. Fruits of illegal enterprise can be legally seized. That is one of the most common ways of funding DARE programs.

[The Bandit Fish]

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That is one of the most common ways of lining politicians pockets.

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FYP.

[News777]

This is nothing, he's worth 10x that amount. One of Texas largest bookmakers, allegedly.