Tobey Maguire paid $ 80,000 in a case of illegal poker

The actor Tobey Maguire, star of the series "Spider-Man", agreed to pay $ 80,000 to those affected by a pyramid scam orchestrated by a former teammate of underground poker games who playing cards earned more than $ 300,000, according to People.

Maguire was one of the 22 persons reported by the operators of a private equity firm that led Bradley Ruderman, who in 2009 was sentenced to 10 years in prison for defrauding his clients and then declare the company bankrupt.

Ruderman was a regular player in a series of underground poker games were held in Los Angeles in 2007 and 2008, a game in which he lost more than five million dollars.

Those affected by irregular activities Ruderman decided to claim this year in the courts Ruderman squandered money poker to consider that there were legal transactions.

California law prohibits the poker games that are performed without a license in the state, so the firm's attorneys understand that the games were illegal.

In the complaint filed in June claimed more than $ 300,000 to Tobey Maguire and actor finally reached a settlement by which pay $ 80,000 to put an end to the claim in court.

In the document presented in court, Maguire said he was unaware that he was receiving money from a pyramid scam or any other dishonest activity and said that the actor did not act unlawfully.

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