Defendant Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Six Months In Prison And Six Month’s Home Confinement For Being A Leader Of An International Multimillion-Dollar Illegal Sports Gambling Business
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Illya Trincher was sentenced to six months in prison and six months of home confinement for leading an international illegal sports gambling operation that booked millions in high-stakes bets—sometimes over $1 million per event—and was ordered to forfeit $6.4 million as part of a broader case resulting in over $69 million in forfeitures by 29 guilty defendants.
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Illya Trincher was sentenced in Manhattan federal court on May 8, 2014, to six months in prison followed by six months of home confinement for his leadership role in an illegal sports gambling business. He and co-defendant Hillel Nahmad operated a nationwide enterprise targeting wealthy clients, processing bets often exceeding $1 million per event and generating millions annually through unlicensed online platforms; Trincher was ordered to forfeit $6.4 million. The case involved 29 guilty pleas and two deferred prosecution agreements, with defendants collectively forfeiting over $69 million, and charges included gambling, racketeering, money laundering, and tax fraud.
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Illya Trincher was sentenced on May 8, 2014, in Manhattan federal court to six months in prison and six months of home confinement for leading an international illegal sports gambling operation that catered to billionaire and multi-millionaire clients. Alongside co-defendant Hillel Nahmad, Trincher ran a high-stakes sportsbook operating through illegal online platforms in New York City and Los Angeles, routinely accepting bets of hundreds of thousands to over $1 million per sporting event and generating millions in annual wagers. He pleaded guilty to gambling charges on November 15, 2013, and was ordered to forfeit $6.4 million as part of his sentence. The broader case involved 29 defendants who pled guilty and two who entered deferred prosecution agreements, collectively forfeiting over $69 million; charges ranged from gambling and racketeering to money laundering, wire fraud, and tax evasion. Other defendants included family members such as Vadim and Eugene Trincher, as well as associates like Bryan Zuriff, Molly Bloom, and Anatoly Shteyngrob. The investigation, led by the FBI, NYPD, and IRS, was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York under Preet Bharara. Trincher’s sentencing marked one of the final outcomes in a sprawling case that exposed the scale of elite illegal sports betting networks in the U.S.
Classified racketeering(confidence 90%). No EDGAR filing fingerprint (criminal/DOJ-side scheme). detection rule →
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Alexander ZaverukhaAnatoly ShteyngrobArthur AzenBryan ZuriffDavid AaronDmitry DruzhinskyEdwin TingHillel NahmadIllya TrincherJustin SmithKirill RapoportNicholas HirschStan Greenbergu.s. attorney's office, southern district of new yorkVadim TrincherWilliam BarbalatYugeshwar Rajkumar
Keywords
pled gamblingpledgamblingpled conspiringconspiring commitmanhattan federalgambling businesssixillegalaprilmonths prisonhome confinementillegal sportssports gamblingnovember april
Extracted insights
Dollar amounts 2
- $69.00M $69,000,000 $10M–$100M
- $6.40M $6.4 million $1M–$10M
Entities 17
- person Alexander Zaverukha
- person Anatoly Shteyngrob
- person Arthur Azen
- person Bryan Zuriff
- person David Aaron
- person Dmitry Druzhinsky
- person Edwin Ting
- person Hillel Nahmad
- person Illya Trincher
- person Justin Smith
- person Kirill Rapoport
- person Nicholas Hirsch
- person Stan Greenberg
- agency u.s. attorney's office, southern district of new york
- person Vadim Trincher
- person William Barbalat
- person Yugeshwar Rajkumar
Triples 39
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York Announce ILLYA TRINCHER was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to six months in prison followed by six months’ home confinement in connection with his leadership role in the operation of a high-stakes illegal sports gambling business
- ILLYA TRINCHER Be Sentenced six months in prison followed by six months’ home confinement in connection with his leadership role in the operation of a high-stakes illegal sports gambling business
- ILLYA TRINCHER Be Ordered To Forfeit approximately $6.4 million
- TRINCHER Operate And Lead a nationwide illegal gambling business in New York City and Los Angeles that catered primarily to multi-millionaire and billionaire clients
- TRINCHER Run a high-stakes, illegal sportsbook that utilized several online gambling websites operating illegally in the United States
- The Organization Book Bet often in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and at times a million dollars, on a single sporting event
- The Organization Make millions of dollars of sports bets each year
- Twenty-nine defendants Plead Guilty in this case
- Twenty-nine defendants Enter Into Deferred Prosecution Agreements in this case
- The Defendants Who Have Pled To Date Agree To Forfeit more than $69,000,000
- Bryan Zuriff Plead Guilty To Gambling Charges on July 26, 2013
- Bryan Zuriff Be Sentenced on November 25, 2013
- William Barbalat Plead Guilty To Gambling Charges on August 14, 2013
- William Barbalat Be Sentenced on December 16, 2013
- Kirill Rapoport Plead Guilty To Gambling Charges on August 16, 2013
- Kirill Rapoport Be Sentenced on December 19, 2014
- Edwin Ting Plead Guilty To Gambling Charges on September 4, 2013
- Edwin Ting Be Sentenced on January 21, 2014
- Justin Smith Plead Guilty To Gambling Charges on September 4, 2013
- Justin Smith Be Sentenced on January 6, 2014
- Dmitry Druzhinsky Plead Guilty To Gambling Charges on October 4, 2013
- Dmitry Druzhinsky Be Sentenced on April 18, 2014
- David Aaron Plead Guilty To Gambling Charges on October 4, 2013
- David Aaron Be Sentenced on February 14, 2014
- Alexander Zaverukha Plead Guilty To Gambling Charges on October 10, 2013
- Alexander Zaverukha Be Scheduled on May 1, 2014
- Nicholas Hirsch Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Commit Wire Fraud on October 16, 2013
- Nicholas Hirsch Be Sentenced on February 25, 2014
- Anatoly Shteyngrob Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Commit Money Laundering on October 17, 2013
- Anatoly Shteyngrob Be Scheduled To Be Sentenced on June 10, 2014
- Yugeshwar Rajkumar Plead Guilty To Gambling Charges on October 18, 2013
- Yugeshwar Rajkumar Be Sentenced on March 25, 2014
- Stan Greenberg Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Commit Racketeering on October 22, 2013
- Stan Greenberg Be Sentenced on May 2, 2014
- Arthur Azen Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Commit Money Laundering And Conspiring To Collect Extensions Of Credit By Extortive Means on November 5, 2013
- Arthur Azen Be Sentenced on April 9, 2014
- Hillel Nahmad Plead Guilty To Gambling Charges on November 12, 2013
- Hillel Nahmad Be Sentenced on April 30, 2014
- Vadim Trincher Plead Guilty To Conspiring (incomplete sentence)
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Press Release Defendant Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Six Months In Prison And Six Month’s Home Confinement For Being A Leader Of An International Multimillion-Dollar Illegal Sports Gambling Business Thursday, May 8, 2014 Share FacebookLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. XLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. LinkedInLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. Email For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ILLYA TRINCHER was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to six months in prison followed by six months’ home confinement in connection with his leadership role in the operation of a high-stakes illegal sports gambling business. TRINCHER was also ordered to forfeit approximately $6.4 million. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman. According to the Indictment, other documents filed in Manhattan federal court and statements made at various proceedings in this case, including today’s sentencing: TRINCHER and defendant Hillel Nahmad, a/k/a “Helly,” operated and led a nationwide illegal gambling business in New York City and Los Angeles that catered primarily to multi-millionaire and billionaire clients. As part of this business, the organization ran a high-stakes, illegal sportsbook that utilized several online gambling websites operating illegally in the United States. The organization booked bets that were often in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and at times a million dollars, on a single sporting event. The organization also made millions of dollars of sports bets each year. Twenty-nine defendants in this case have pled guilty, and two have entered into deferred prosecution agreements. The defendants who have pled to date have agreed to forfeit, in total, more than $69,000,000. The following defendants have pled guilty, and have been or await sentencing: Bryan Zuriff pled guilty to gambling charges on July 26, 2013, and was sentenced on November 25, 2013. William Barbalat pled guilty to gambling charges on August 14, 2013, and was sentenced on December 16, 2013. Kirill Rapoport pled guilty to gambling charges on August 16, 2013, and was sentenced on December 19, 2014. Edwin Ting and Justin Smith pled guilty to gambling charges on September 4, 2013, and were sentenced on January 21, 2014, and January 6, 2014, respectively. Dmitry Druzhinsky and David Aaron pled guilty to gambling charges on October 4, 2013, and were sentenced on April 18, 2014, and February 14, 2014, respectively. Alexander Zaverukha pled guilty to gambling charges on October 10, 2013, and was scheduled on May 1, 2014. Nicholas Hirsch pled guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud on October 16, 2013, and was sentenced on February 25, 2014. Anatoly Shteyngrob pled guilty to conspiring to commit money laundering on October 17, 2013, and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 10, 2014. Yugeshwar Rajkumar pled guilty to gambling charges on October 18, 2013, and was sentenced on March 25, 2014. Stan Greenberg pled guilty to conspiring to commit racketeering on October 22, 2013, and was sentenced on May 2, 2014. Arthur Azen pled guilty to conspiring to commit money laundering and conspiring to collect extensions of credit by extortionate means on November 5, 2013, and was sentenced on April 9, 2014. Hillel Nahmad pled guilty to gambling charges on November 12, 2013, and was sentenced on April 30, 2014. Vadim Trincher pled guilty to conspiring to commit racketeering on November 14, 2013, and was sentenced on April 30, 2014. Eugene Trincher pled guilty to gambling charges on November 14, 2013, and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 9, 2014. Anatoly Golubchik pled guilty to conspiring to commit racketeering on November 15, 2013, and was sentenced on April 29, 2014. Illya Trincher pled guilty to gambling charges on November 15, 2013, and was sentenced on May 8, 2014. Ronald Uy pled guilty to structuring financial transactions on November 25, 2013, and was sentenced on March 27, 2014. Moshe Oratz pled guilty to gambling charges on December 3, 2013, and was sentenced on April 9, 2014. Michael Sall pled guilty to interstate travel in aid of an unlawful activity (illegal gambling), and Jonathan Hirsch pled guilty to gambling charges on December 4, 2013. Sall was sentenced on April 18, 2014, and Hirsch is scheduled to be sentenced on May 9, 2014. Noah Siegel pled guilty to gambling charges on December 5, 2013, and was sentenced on April 10, 2014. Molly Bloom pled guilty to gambling charges on December 12, 2013, and was be sentenced on May 2, 2014. Alexander Katchaloff pled guilty to gambling charges on January 16, 2014, and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 20, 2014. Donald McCalmont, John Jarekci, a/k/a “John Hanson,” and Abraham Mosseri pled guilty to making a fraudulent tax statement, to failing to file a tax return, and to causing a financial institution to participate in a lottery related matter, respectively, on January 24, 2014. McCalmont was sentenced on May 7, 2014, and Jarekci and Mosseri are scheduled to be sentenced on May 28, 2014, and May 21, 2014, respectively. William Edler and Peter Feldman entered into deferred prosecution agreements on April 11, 2014. Illya Rozenfeld pled guilty to interstate travel in aid of an unlawful activity (illegal gambling) on May 6, 2014, and is scheduled to be sentenced on August 14, 2014. Mr. Bharara praised the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the New York City Police Department, and the Internal Revenue Service. The case is being prosecuted by the Office’s Violent and Organized Crime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Harris M. Fischman, Joshua A. Naftalis, Peter J. Skinner, and Kristy J. Greenberg of the Violent and Organized Crime Unit are in charge of the prosecution. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Wilson of the Office’s Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Unit is responsible for the forfeiture aspects of the case. Updated May 13, 2015 Component USAO - New York, Southern Press Release Number: 14-138
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Press Release Defendant Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Six Months In Prison And Six Month’s Home Confinement For Being A Leader Of An International Multimillion-Dollar Illegal Sports Gambling Business Thursday, May 8, 2014 Share FacebookLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. XLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. LinkedInLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. Email For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ILLYA TRINCHER was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to six months in prison followed by six months’ home confinement in connection with his leadership role in the operation of a high-stakes illegal sports gambling business. TRINCHER was also ordered to forfeit approximately $6.4 million. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman. According to the Indictment, other documents filed in Manhattan federal court and statements made at various proceedings in this case, including today’s sentencing: TRINCHER and defendant Hillel Nahmad, a/k/a “Helly,” operated and led a nationwide illegal gambling business in New York City and Los Angeles that catered primarily to multi-millionaire and billionaire clients. As part of this business, the organization ran a high-stakes, illegal sportsbook that utilized several online gambling websites operating illegally in the United States. The organization booked bets that were often in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and at times a million dollars, on a single sporting event. The organization also made millions of dollars of sports bets each year. Twenty-nine defendants in this case have pled guilty, and two have entered into deferred prosecution agreements. The defendants who have pled to date have agreed to forfeit, in total, more than $69,000,000. The following defendants have pled guilty, and have been or await sentencing: Bryan Zuriff pled guilty to gambling charges on July 26, 2013, and was sentenced on November 25, 2013. William Barbalat pled guilty to gambling charges on August 14, 2013, and was sentenced on December 16, 2013. Kirill Rapoport pled guilty to gambling charges on August 16, 2013, and was sentenced on December 19, 2014. Edwin Ting and Justin Smith pled guilty to gambling charges on September 4, 2013, and were sentenced on January 21, 2014, and January 6, 2014, respectively. Dmitry Druzhinsky and David Aaron pled guilty to gambling charges on October 4, 2013, and were sentenced on April 18, 2014, and February 14, 2014, respectively. Alexander Zaverukha pled guilty to gambling charges on October 10, 2013, and was scheduled on May 1, 2014. Nicholas Hirsch pled guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud on October 16, 2013, and was sentenced on February 25, 2014. Anatoly Shteyngrob pled guilty to conspiring to commit money laundering on October 17, 2013, and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 10, 2014. Yugeshwar Rajkumar pled guilty to gambling charges on October 18, 2013, and was sentenced on March 25, 2014. Stan Greenberg pled guilty to conspiring to commit racketeering on October 22, 2013, and was sentenced on May 2, 2014. Arthur Azen pled guilty to conspiring to commit money laundering and conspiring to collect extensions of credit by extortionate means on November 5, 2013, and was sentenced on April 9, 2014. Hillel Nahmad pled guilty to gambling charges on November 12, 2013, and was sentenced on April 30, 2014. Vadim Trincher pled guilty to conspiring to commit racketeering on November 14, 2013, and was sentenced on April 30, 2014. Eugene Trincher pled guilty to gambling charges on November 14, 2013, and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 9, 2014. Anatoly Golubchik pled guilty to conspiring to commit racketeering on November 15, 2013, and was sentenced on April 29, 2014. Illya Trincher pled guilty to gambling charges on November 15, 2013, and was sentenced on May 8, 2014. Ronald Uy pled guilty to structuring financial transactions on November 25, 2013, and was sentenced on March 27, 2014. Moshe Oratz pled guilty to gambling charges on December 3, 2013, and was sentenced on April 9, 2014. Michael Sall pled guilty to interstate travel in aid of an unlawful activity (illegal gambling), and Jonathan Hirsch pled guilty to gambling charges on December 4, 2013. Sall was sentenced on April 18, 2014, and Hirsch is scheduled to be sentenced on May 9, 2014. Noah Siegel pled guilty to gambling charges on December 5, 2013, and was sentenced on April 10, 2014. Molly Bloom pled guilty to gambling charges on December 12, 2013, and was be sentenced on May 2, 2014. Alexander Katchaloff pled guilty to gambling charges on January 16, 2014, and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 20, 2014. Donald McCalmont, John Jarekci, a/k/a “John Hanson,” and Abraham Mosseri pled guilty to making a fraudulent tax statement, to failing to file a tax return, and to causing a financial institution to participate in a lottery related matter, respectively, on January 24, 2014. McCalmont was sentenced on May 7, 2014, and Jarekci and Mosseri are scheduled to be sentenced on May 28, 2014, and May 21, 2014, respectively. William Edler and Peter Feldman entered into deferred prosecution agreements on April 11, 2014. Illya Rozenfeld pled guilty to interstate travel in aid of an unlawful activity (illegal gambling) on May 6, 2014, and is scheduled to be sentenced on August 14, 2014. Mr. Bharara praised the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the New York City Police Department, and the Internal Revenue Service. The case is being prosecuted by the Office’s Violent and Organized Crime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Harris M. Fischman, Joshua A. Naftalis, Peter J. Skinner, and Kristy J. Greenberg of the Violent and Organized Crime Unit are in charge of the prosecution. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Wilson of the Office’s Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Unit is responsible for the forfeiture aspects of the case. Updated May 13, 2015 Component USAO - New York, Southern Press Release Number: 14-138