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Borgata Counterfeiter Christian Lusardi Pleads Guilty; Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison

Things just keep getting worse for infamous Borgata chip counterfeiter Christian Lusardi. Earlier this year he was sentenced to 60 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and to pay $1,137,864.01 in restitution for his international DVD bootlegging operation.

On Thursday, Lusardi was in front of Superior Court Judge Bernard E. DeLury Jr. in Atlantic County to face the consequences of introducing counterfeit chips into the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open $2 Million Guarantee. That tournament was suspended, ultimately cancelled, and an investigation revealed Lusardi as the culprit.