Joplin Man Pleads Guilty to Internet Gambling
By: Briauna Brown
Updated: July 6, 2012
SPRINGFIELD,MO--- William Lisle, 57, of Joplin, pleaded guilty before a U.S. District Judge on Thursday, to charges contained in Feb. 29, 2012. Co-defendant Kenneth B. Lovett, 72, of Joplin, pleaded guilty on May 18, 2012.
Lisle and Lovett administered a bookmarking operation, utilizing two sites with servers based out of Costa Rica.Thier operation took off in 2006 with an increase of customers and the money wagered.
Lisle also pleaded guilty to money laundering. Lisle sent cashier's checks, totaling $72,000, payable to a false name in effort to conceal transfers to the Costa Rican company that operated the web sites.
By pleading guilty, Lisle must forfeit to the government $98,263 that was seized from his residence by law enforcement, which was the proceeds of gambling activity.
Lisle and Lovett administered a bookmarking operation, utilizing two sites with servers based out of Costa Rica.Thier operation took off in 2006 with an increase of customers and the money wagered.
Lisle also pleaded guilty to money laundering. Lisle sent cashier's checks, totaling $72,000, payable to a false name in effort to conceal transfers to the Costa Rican company that operated the web sites.
By pleading guilty, Lisle must forfeit to the government $98,263 that was seized from his residence by law enforcement, which was the proceeds of gambling activity.
