Cop Busted For Protecting $1 Million Poker Game
A former police officer in Tennessee has pleaded guilty to taking cash for helping transport $1 million that he thought was being used for an underground, high-stakes poker game at a local hotel. It turned out that the game and the cash were part of a FBI sting.
Former Deputy Sheriff Robbie Flood took $550 for helping escort the money for people he thought were out-of-state gamblers. He was wearing his uniform and used his police vehicle.
Flood also requested to be compensated for gas, according to court documents.
Several other officers from agencies around East Tennessee were allegedly involved in the 2009 FBI sting. A federal grand jury recently indicted five of them, according to local8now.com.
According to court documents, the officers were reminded by the undercover federal agents that the poker game they were allegedly helping was illegal.
Flood will be sentenced this coming spring and faces up to 20 years in prison.
