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Embezzlement Through Online Casinos

Greenbelt District Judge Peter Messitte is through giving Andis Pukke a chance to give over the millions in profits he funneled through online casino gambling companies, friends, and family. Last week Judge Messitte sentenced Pukke to prison for refusing to comply with the court order that Pukke turn over all of the funds immediately so that the debtors he defrauded could get some of their money back. The judge anticipates that though the funds are tied up in online casinos, and spread out, Pukke will comply.

Pukke founded a credit counseling firm that was really a front to embezzle money from the debtors they were supposedly helping get out of debt. Basically, the firm allowed debtors to pay consolidated monthly payments through the firm, however, the company charged thousands in hidden fees over the years. That’s where the online casino gambling comes in. As a way to hide the roughly $172 million he embezzled over the seven years, Pukke used online casinos companies as a place to store the money.

In a statement after the prison sentencing, Judge Messitte was quite confident that time would turn around Pukke’s reluctance. Messitte’s statement, “It's likely you will see some rather quick compliance.” Most expected that Pukke would comply last year when his personal assets were frozen.

The money Pukke is holding in the online casinos and through family and friends belongs in a restitution fund that victims of his deception could then make claims on portions of the restitution. Pukke, however, has only parted with $4 million toward the restitution fund. The target goal is to recoup $35 million for the fund, however until Pukke complies, the money remains trapped in online casino gambling companies.