Absolute Poker founder Scott Tom has returned to the U.S. to face charges stemming from the Department of Justice's investigation and subsequent crackdown on the online poker industry, Reuters reported.
After the events of Black Friday on April 15, 2011, a Manhattan U.S. district attorney hit then 31-year-old Tom with charges of conspiracy to violate the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, violation of the UIGEA and operation of illegal gambling business. Each charge carried penalties of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Tom has also been connected to the superuser cheating scandal on Absolute Poker.