Russian Mafia Accused of Organizing Poker Games for the Stars

High stakes for high rollers.

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Several celebrities may have been unknowingly flirting with danger.

According to the New York Post, federal authorities in New York say they have apprehended members of the Russian mob who organized poker games for Wall Street heavyweights, celebrities and athletes alike. The games were reportedly part of a large-scale money laundering operation. Several people were arrested in huge cities such as New York, Miami and Los Angeles by the FBI, who even executed a search of the Madison Avenue art gallery.

The names of the players have not been released, but we have to wonder if any of them knew what was going on.

[via NY Post]

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