Florida Gambling Helpline Director Jailed for Embezzlement to Fund Gambling Addiction
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Philip Lee Sullivan, 43 , former director of the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling’s 888-ADMIT-IT helpline , has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in state prison for embezzling money from ex-employer Royal American to support his gambling addiction. Sullivan Was Sentenced for Embezzling Money from Former Employer Sullivan was arrested in March 2024 after an internal audit revealed numerous unauthorized transactions on a company-issued credit card, according to WJHG-TV. He was subsequently fired, and the Bay County Sheriff’s Office initially charged him with grand theft involving more than $100,000 .
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