Lisle and Lovett admitted that they utilized the Internet to transmit wagering information, including placing bets on sporting events, as part of their gambling business from Jan. 1, 2003, to Feb. 8, 2011. Lovett, who was primarily engaged in wagering on National Football League events, took on Lisle as a partner in 2006. Lisle and Lovett shared income and expenses equally until 2010, when Lisle’s share of income and expenses increased to 60 percent.
Lisle and Lovett utilized two Internet Web sites, with servers located in Costa Rica, to administer the bookmaking operation. Their gambling operation flourished when they began using the off shore gambling Web sites in 2006. The number of their customers and the amount they wagered increased. For example, according to the plea agreement, one gambler would wager as much as $35,000 a weekend during football season.
Lisle also pleaded guilty to money laundering. Lisle sent cashier’s checks, payable to a false name in an effort to conceal the transfer, to the Costa Rican company that operated the Web sites. Today’s plea agreement cites 15 instances in which Lisle sent cashier’s checks (totaling $72,000) to Costa Rica via Federal Express as part of his scheme to launder money obtained from the gambling enterprise.
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