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Ohio man could go to jail for cheating in church blackjack game
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by poolparty | June 13, 2008 at 10:05 am
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COLUMBUS -- A jury has convicted a sports bookmaker in central Ohio of cheating during a church-sponsored game of blackjack.
Witnesses say 67-year-old Roland Chapa palmed cards from the deck at a fundraiser last July at St. Timothy Catholic Church in Columbus. One witness described seeing a two of spades fall from Chapa's pants when he stood up to empty his pockets.
He was convicted Monday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court of possession of criminal tools and cheating -- a felony because Chapa has a previous conviction for gambling. He faces up to two years in prison when sentenced Aug. 6. According to a search warrant, Chapa told a detective in a separate case last year that he had been a bookmaker
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at 11:55 on June 13th, 2008
I was experimenting with a new camera I had purchased a while ago when I took this photo, of some college friends playing poker in the dorm kitchen.
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at 14:45 on June 13th, 2008
Steph02, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Wow! What a douche! Cheating at a church fundraiser? I hope they got him a really friendly cellmate.
at 18:59 on June 13th, 2008
At a friends house before a game of hold'em. Bad lighting, but I tried to make it work.
Interesting story... ha... I'd loved to be at that table when his efforts were thwarted!
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at 08:42 on June 15th, 2008
well... it looks like you can fi, nd cheaters even at church, these are other times...
at 08:58 on June 15th, 2008
Steph02, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 20:37 on June 18th, 2008
This photos where taken at poker events in south america. I really liked working with that low yellowish light which gives a more dramatic feel to the atmosphere.
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at 08:29 on November 20th, 2008
That is just awful. I frequently work on fundraisers with A-lBingo, http://a-1bingo.com in Michigan. I hope he gets sent up to prison.