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Man skips sentencing to play poker

A man scheduled to be sentenced for masterminding an illegal million-dollar investment scheme went to Las Vegas instead to play poker.

Superior Court Judge James N Citta issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Brian Strahl, 29, of Staten Island, NY. Citta called Strahl a degenerate gambler.

Strahl was scheduled to be sentenced, but faxed Citta from Las Vegas to say he was playing in the World Series of Poker to win money to make restitution to his victims. The letter said he had made $5,000 so far. Strahl pleaded guilty last year to money laundering and admitted he and a co-defendant solicited investments in a nonexistent company. Investors were bilked out of $1.8 million. —AP

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