Uh Oh Lefty

[Funky Bunch]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...om&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

A year after Phil Mickelson's name was attached to a federal investigation for insider trading, the golfer is now reportedly tied to an illegal gambling operation.

According to Mike Fish and David Purdum of ESPN, "nearly $3 million transferred from golfer Phil Mickelson to an intermediary was part of 'an illegal gambling operation which accepted and placed bets on sporting events,' according to two sources and court documents obtained by Outside the Lines."

Per the report, Mickelson has not been charged with a crime and isn't under investigation, though "a 56-year-old former sports gambling handicapper, acting as a conduit for an offshore gambling operation, pleaded guilty last week to laundering approximately $2.75 million of money that two sources told Outside the Lines belonged to Mickelson."

Gregory Silveira of La Quinta, California, the aforementioned handicapper, pleaded guilty to three counts of money laundering.

Last year, Mickelson was cleared of any wrongdoing in the insider trading investigation involving Clorox stock, and it is still unclear if he is under investigation or a person of interest in another investigation regarding Dean Foods stock.

 

[Pepperman]

Lots of smoke... Must be some fire (perhaps nearby)?

 

[LifelongHawk]

Um, not under indictment and not under investigation can be very different things. Per MS news,

A 56-year-old former sports gambling handicapper, acting as a conduit for an offshore gambling operation, pleaded guilty last week to laundering approximately $2.75 million of money that two sources told Outside the Lines belonged to Mickelson.

Gregory Silveira of La Quinta reached an agreement with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to three counts of money laundering of funds from an unnamed “gambling client” of his between February 2010 and February 2013. Sources familiar with the case said Mickelson, who was not named in court documents, is the unnamed “gambling client.”


IF that report is correct that his bookie pled guilty to laundering HIS money, very short step to then charge Mr. Mickelson. Add in prosecutor's usual dance of getting cooperation from those that plead to shorten their sentence and prosecute others (especially if public relations bonus), and Mr. Mickelson should be and no doubt is quite concerned.

 

[linkshero]

pics of his wife, or nothing happened

 

[LuteHawk]

Extra-marital sex and illegal money are two temptations
for men of all ages.

Tiger Woods went after extra-marital sex and Phil M.
might be caught with his hand in the money jar.

Bottom Line: We need Jordan Spieth to begin a new
era of clean golfers on the PGA Tour.

 

[fivecardstud14]

Extra-marital sex and illegal money are two temptations
for men of all ages.

Tiger Woods went after extra-marital sex and Phil M.
might be caught with his hand in the money jar.

Bottom Line: We need Jordan Spieth to begin a new
era of clean golfers on the PGA Tour.

No we don't.

 

[INXS83]

Extra-marital sex and illegal money are two temptations
for men of all ages.

Tiger Woods went after extra-marital sex and Phil M.
might be caught with his hand in the money jar.

Bottom Line: We need Jordan Spieth to begin a new
era of clean golfers on the PGA Tour.

Some on-line tabloids claim Phil & Amy (no pic) are well known to be swingers within the So Cal rich & famous. Is that a story for the national outlets like ESPN? Probably not unless the gambling thing blows up.

These guys all have plenty of interests beyond golf and Mr. Spieth will have to decide what those are going to be for him.

 

[linkshero]

Extra-marital sex and illegal money are two temptations
for men of all ages.

Tiger Woods went after extra-marital sex and Phil M.
might be caught with his hand in the money jar.

Bottom Line: We need Jordan Spieth to begin a new
era of clean golfers on the PGA Tour.

Well known rumor that Lefty was pimping his wife around to fellow golfers, so in a way, he was tempted by both.

 

[bagdropper]

Wait...what? "Well known rumor?" How can it be a well known rumor is it isn't well known?

 

[linkshero]

Wait...what? "Well known rumor?" How can it be a well known rumor is it isn't well known?

well known in the 'golfing community'

 

[INXS83]

Wait...what? "Well known rumor?" How can it be a well known rumor is it isn't well known?

Didn't you get the memo?

Seriously. I have no insights into the rumors within the golfing community, but have heard faint internet rumors that Phil & Amy like to take a walk on the wild side in the right environment.