Phil Mickelson tied to money laundering

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If there was one guy in sports I wouldn't have thought capable it would have been Phil.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/report--mickelson-tied-to-money-laundering--gambling-case-204514645-golf.html

 

"Phil Mickelson wired millions of dollars to a middleman, who then laundered that money as part of "an illegal gambling operation which accepted and placed bets on sporting events," according to a report from ESPN's Outside the Lines.

 

According to the report, Mickelson transferred the money to 56-year-old Greg Silveira of La Quinta, Calif., who has pleaded guilty to three federal counts of money laundering as part of a plea deal. Silveira pled guilty to laundering $2.75 million that he says belonged to Mickelson, according to the report."

 

Say it ain't so Phil!

 

 

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Hi,

 

I suppose it is easy to fall into such practice when you move with the big bankers like Bob Diamond. Mickelson is a great golfer but it's easy to get corrupted in those circles.

 

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

George Bernard Shaw

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Edited June 30, 2015 by wacmedia