Phil Mickelson has found his name linked to an illegal offshore gambling operation, as a report indicates that nearly $3 million of his money was transferred to an intermediary who pleaded guilty to money laundering last week.
According to ESPN’s Outside the Lines, 56-year-old former sports gambling handicapper Gregory Silveira pleaded guilty to three counts of money laundering of approximately $2.75 million that he received from an unnamed “gambling client” between February 2010 and February 2013. Two sources reportedly told OTL that the money belonged to Mickelson.
Mickelson was not named in court documents and has not been charged with a crime.