LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in Nevada dismissed a criminal case against a wealthy Malaysian gambler arrested last year after FBI agents impersonated Internet repair technicians to get into his suite as part of a bookmaking investigation at a Las Vegas Strip resort.
Attorney David Chesnoff said Monday his client Wei Seng "Paul" Phua plans to leave Las Vegas, where he's been under house arrest to visit his ill mother.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon threw out evidence as the result of an illegal search.
Prosecutors alleged that Phua headed an illegal betting operation that handled $13 million during the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament.
Phua's son and six others took plea deals and returned to Asia. Another defendant's case was dismissed.
A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden declined comment Monday.