Scott Tom, founder of Absolute Poker, appears to have finally ended his long-running legal case with the U.S. government, and poker players victimized by the fraudulent site won't be happy to hear he escaped with relatively little punishment.
Tom paid $300,000 in fines as part of a plea deal and then served a week in jail before heading back to his adopted home in Antigua, CalvinAyre.com reported yesterday.
Charges, Pleas and Sentencing
Originally hit with a host of felonies in conjunction with the Black Friday charges fired off by the Department of Justice against a litany of poker sites serving U.