Florida gambling helpline boss stole $1.4 million to fund own gambling habit, gets 10 years in jail

Philip Lee Sullivan stole $1.4 million from his former employer to fund his gambling habit. His family blamed prescription ADHD medication, but prosecutors argued that the thefts were carefully planned.

New Delhi: A former director of Florida’s gambling addiction helpline has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for stealing $1.4 million from his former employer to fund his gambling habit. Philip Lee Sullivan, 43, was sentenced to 118.5 months in prison after pleading no contest to six felony charges in a Florida court on October 16.

According to Casino.org and IBTimes UK, Sullivan was also ordered to repay nearly $1.5 million to Royal American, a Panama City-based property management company where he previously worked as chief financial officer.

The case has drawn attention because Sullivan later became the head of a helpline designed to help people struggling with gambling addiction.........

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