NYC, LA, Miami arrests in Russian mob money-laundering scheme with celebrity poker games

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Federal authorities in New York say members of Russian organized crime ran high-stakes poker games attended by professional athletes, Hollywood celebrities and Wall Street titans.

The authorities say the games were an offshoot of a massive money-laundering scheme.

FBI agents arrested several people Tuesday in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and elsewhere as part of the investigation. They also searched a Madison Avenue art gallery.

Prosecutors are expected to detail the case later Tuesday.

Authorities wouldn’t name the poker players.

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