Bush Pardons Bally's Gambling Executive With Ties To The Mob

President Bush on Tuesday pardoned a man whom was convicted of knowingly doing business with companies with ties to the mob. The original crime was committed thirteen years ago.

Alan Maiss, the former president of Bally's Gaming Inc., was one of nineteen people who were pardoned on Tuesday. Maiss plead guilty in a plea deal back in 1995 for failing to report a crime.

The crime stems from knowledge that Maiss had that his company, Bally's, was dealing with companies that were being run by the mob. Maiss had knowledge, according to prosecutors, that Christopher Tanfield was running one of the companies without a Nevada gaming license.

"What Bush did by pardoning Maiss on Tuesday was show once again that he has no real stances on anything. He has opposed gambling through his entire presidency, then he pardons a person who had ties to the mob," said Jack Lybrid.

Maiss' cooperation with prosecutors led to the convictions of several others in the case. Twenty five people were eventually convicted in the case.

Maiss had appealed to try and change his guilty plea in 200. He was having a hard time in business and felt the convictions were holding him back. He lost those appeals.

December 24, 2008
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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