Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
Now TMZ is covering it.

https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/20/poker...nt-apologizes/


Unfortunately, the Vallejo police (where Mercer lives) refused to open a case about it, incorrectly calling it a "civil matter".

I encourage anyone who donated to Rob to go to their own local PD and report it, especially if you live in California. Anyone who didn't donate to him cannot report it, as they were not victims.

Perhaps I'll call Vallejo PD tomorrow and see if I can get a lieutenant or captain on the phone, and alert them to the LVRJ and TMZ articles. Sometimes these police departments will respond to potential bad press.
That's actually kind of interesting because I don't know that charges strictly have to be based on the location of the perpetrator. The first thing that comes to mind is that the people who were defrauded could see if they can file charges against him in their own jurisdictions. I'm obviously not a lawyer, much less a prosecutor, but I think there's also the possibility for Federal Wire Fraud if there was anything by way of interstate (he and sender being in different states) transactions.