Nationally ranked poker champions face federal fees as they adjusted a $3.2 million fraud scheme that includes Fabricated’s lure stories, according to the FBI.
George Jansen, 42, of Huron County, Michigan, claimed he was held for 35 days in December 2023 after an unknown prisoner missed the previous month. According to ABC12. Authorities discovered Jansen, a Bay City Car dealer, along country roads, following what he said was a tragic ordeal in the Toledo area.
Between October and early November 2023, Janssen retracted nearly $75,000 from ATMS and wrote more than $44,000 in checks from dealers, which are now repealed, the complaint said. According to Independence. During this period, he claimed that he had given his family and acquaintances “for the past two years he’d been forced to do with Hispanic gangs and cartels… about $2 million.”
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“The gang provided Jansen with a phone call and texted the place to leave the money,” court documents read. “Janssen left about $25,000 left in various boxes during each of these events.”
According to the documents, the Chief Operating Officer of the Michigan Credit Union contacted the FBI on November 8, 2023, reporting potential fraud. Janssen allegedly left a $1.4 million check in his business account. He then wrote a check for $1.3 million, which later bouncing off due to insufficient funds, she told the bureau.
Authorities charged Jansen with one count of fraud by the financial institution in federal court, according to ABC12. Court documents reveal that, along with potential compensation and a $1 million penalty, Janssen is awaiting up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
Legal troubles for the Poker Circuit Champion in the four World Series began before his false abduction allegations. Michigan officials withdraw their car sales license in October 2023 after discovering that they had “forged business documents,” according to the complaint. State investigators allegedly found that Janssen would not resolve his initial debt while repeatedly mentioning “the same fictitious vehicle” in various loan documents. (Related: In the Poker event, Man goes completely crazy and flips through three tables)
Jansen’s fellow Earl Mackey expressed shock at the allegation. “If there was one person who thought I was doing everything the right way, it was George,” Mackie told the Independent. “If not, it’s difficult to take.”
Janssen’s son, Connor, provided evidence to the FBI, describing his father’s actions as “taking Peter to pay Paul.” Janssen is said to have targeted at least 20 financial institutions from June 2016 to October 2023, stolen more than $3.2 million.
