In April, the Justice Department filed a complaint alleging money laundering, fraud and violating the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The hackers stole personal info of over players. S. It's sad when people decide to do business this way. I believe the only state that has a crime for playing online poker within state. On June 2, PokerStars was made aware of a vulnerability within a piece of software the company uses to encrypt and transfer files, MOVEit. I kindly request. In the Complaint, the United States accused the Poker Companies—at Poker online player account and $ 36, remained in his Absolute Poker player account. . PokerStars US is impacted by a ransomware hacking done by the Russian 'Cl0p' group. Manhattan U. It's never been illegal to play online poker in California. I am deeply frustrated by these events and believe that PokerStars' actions are unacceptable and disrespectful to its players. Just try scam people and think it's no big deal. Attorney Announces $ Million Settlement Of Money Laundering And Forfeiture Complaint With Pokerstars And Full Tilt Poker. Pokerstars is a legitimate scam company. We've rejected this complaint as unjustified. Today, I received an email of Pokerstars saying that they froze my account and after answering a bunch of questions regarding my setup and. The player from Finland is complaining about unauthorized transactions.