Report: Phil Mickelson Linked to Illegal Gambling and Money Laundering

Report: Phil Mickelson Linked to Illegal Gambling and Money Laundering

by Robert Wilde 29 Jun 2015

http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2015/06/29/report-phil-mickelson-linked-to-illegal-gambling-and-money-laundering/

Five-time major winner and one of the PGA Tour’s most popular players, Phil Mickelson, has been linked to a multi-million dollar illegal gambling and offshore money laundering operation.

According to two sources and court documents obtained by ESPN’s Outside the Lines, Mickelson placed bets on sporting events with the help of an intermediary.

A 56-year-old former sports-gambling handicapper Gregory Silveira of La Quinta, California, pleaded guilty to laundering approximately $2.75 million that allegedly belonged to the 45-year-old golf icon.

Mickelson faces no charges for his participation in the operation because federal gambling laws apply only to gambling enterprises, not individual bettors.

The left-handed San Diego native has long demonstrated a penchant for placing wagers on sporting events. The San Diego Reader reported that, “During practice rounds Mickelson has been known to make spontaneous wagers…that are overheard by the gallery.”

One bet with Canadian golfer Mike Weir during a round earned him a $500 fine from the PGA tour. Lefty gave Weir 25-1 odds that another player, Jim Furyk, would hole a sand shot.

Mickelson and a syndicate famously wagered $20,000 down on the 2001 Super Bowl and won a reported $560,000. Moreover, it has been reported that he profited handsomely on the Arizona Diamondbacks (38-1) World Series upset of the New York Yankees. It was a home-boy bet for Mickelson, a standout college golfer at Arizona State.

ESPN said that neither Mickelson nor Silveira could be reached for comment regarding the allegations.

In 2014, Mickelson was mentioned in a federal insider-trading investigation involving investment tycoon Carl Icahn and iconic sports gambler/entrepreneur Billy Walters. Mickelson has been cleared of all allegations.

Breitbart News reported earlier this month that the PGA Tour star ranked as the 8th-highest paid athlete in the world last year by earning over $50 million.

ESPN

Mark S. Shapiro was the EVP for ESPN, and is a director at Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

Note: Ari Emanuel is a director at Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., and Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother.

Rahm I. Emanuel is Ari Emanuel’s brother, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.

Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013       

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/commercial-club-of-chicago-members.html

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Sidley Austin LLP was the lobby firm for ImClone Systems Inc.

Carl C. Icahn was the chairman for ImClone Systems Inc.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and Obamacare is his signature policy initiative.        

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

James S. Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the president of the Henry Crown and Company, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Henry Crown and Company is an investor in the New York Yankees.

Lester Crown is the chairman for the Henry Crown and Company, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

David H. Koch is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a director at the Institute of Human Origins.

Institute of Human Origins is an institute at the Arizona State University.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Committee for Economic Development, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Yotaro Kobayashi is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the Callaway Golf Company, and was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Phil Mickelson is an endorser for the Callaway Golf Company, and a Masters Tournament winner (2004, 2006).

Donna S. Morea was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and the EVP for the CGI Group Inc.

CGI Group Inc. was the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.

Obamacare is Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative.

Adebayo O. Ogunlesi is a director at the Callaway Golf Company, a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and a director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for the Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

Mark S. Shapiro is a director at Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., and was the EVP for ESPN.

Ari Emanuel is a director at Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., and Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother.

Rahm I. Emanuel is Ari Emanuel’s brother, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.

Valerie B. Jarrett is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and her great uncle is Vernon E. Jordan Jr.