SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California mayor was charged Thursday with providing alcohol to young adults last summer and making a secret recording of what prosecutors said was a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.
It marked the latest scandal for Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva, 41, a self-declared champion of children who faces a tight re-election contest this fall to lead the city of 300,000 people in the Central Valley.
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The charges came a week after the Stockton Record reported that a gun stolen from Silva's home during a burglary was linked to the killing of 13-year-old Rayshawn Harris in Stockton early last year. The mayor is accused of not reporting the gun as missing until a month after the boy was killed.
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Attorneys for Silva said he had nothing to do with the killing and was the victim of a crime.
They also said he denied the charges filed Thursday.
'He's angry and he's going to fight it,' said lawyer Allen Sawyer. 'But his biggest concern right now is not to disrupt the at-risk youth up at the camp.'
Silva posted $20,000 bail and was released from jail a few hours after his arrest. He waved a brief goodbye to a deputy who escorted him outside.
Silva wore the same black T-shirt, shorts, white socks and sandals that he was wearing when arrested at the camp.
He declined comment as he walked through a media scrum and was driven off in a black SUV with tinted windows.
The mayor's government website describes him as a Stockton native who 'has a passion for helping youth.' Elected to office in 2012, he is a single father who served as chief executive of the Boys and Girls Club of Stockton from 2005 to 2013, as well as a school board member and president.
Silva was charged in Amador County with a felony of secretly recording confidential communications without consent. He also faces misdemeanor charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, providing alcohol to people under 21 and child endangerment.
The charges stem from an FBI search of Silva's cellphone last year, after he was stopped briefly at San Francisco International Airport by authorities who confiscated his laptop and cellphone as part of an unspecified investigation.
The FBI turned over contents of the cellphone to Amador County on July 26.
The contents included nearly two dozen photographs of people who appeared to be under 21 in possession of alcohol or near alcohol, said Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe.
He declined to say what federal authorities were investigating when they seized the phone.
Riebe said one of four video recordings found on Silva's cellphone was of a strip poker game that took place in the mayor's bedroom at the Stockton Silver Lake Camp in August 2015.
The video contains mostly audio after players in the room said they didn't want to be video recorded, Riebe said. The mayor was in the room and participants indicated they were naked, the prosecutor said.
Witnesses also told the FBI that Silva had provided alcohol to the half-dozen male and female camp counselors, five of whom were at least 18 and under 21.
'It's strip poker with one minor and young adults and he's in charge of that camp,' said Riebe. 'These counselors are responsible for 75 kids.'
Before Silva was charged, the Stockton Police Officers Association endorsed his opponent Michael Tubbs, citing his commitment to cooperation with police in establishing good practices.
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AP Writer Paul Elias contributed to this report from San Francisco.
| John Phan | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Razor |
| Residence | Stockton, California |
| Born | October 10, 1974 (age 46) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 29 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 149th, 2012 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 4 |
| Money finish(es) | 11 |
| Information accurate as of 2 July 2017. |
Bon 'John' Phan (born October 10, 1974 in Da Nang, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player based in Stockton, California[1] who is a two time World Series of Poker bracelet winner[2] and is a winner and four time final tablist of World Poker Tour Championships.
World Series of Poker[edit]
Phan has made numerous World Series of Poker (WSOP) money finishes, including the final table of the $5,000 Seven-card stud event in 2005, finished fourth and outlasted both professional poker players Dave Colclough and Rob Hollink.[2]
At the 2006 WSOP, Phan finished second in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event when his Q♠5♠ failed to improve against Jon Friedberg's A♥7♥ on a board of 10♥9♦3♠2♥7♠. Phan earned $289,389 for his runner-up finish the next year at the 2007 World Series of Poker Phan was runner-up to Francois Safieddine in the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event, earning $330,846 but it was not until the 2008 World Series of Poker that Phan won his first bracelet after winning the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em event, earning $434,789 and then he won his second bracelet the same year, this time in the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw event, earning $151,896. Phan cashed for a total of $608,464 at the 2008 WSOP.[3]
World Series of Poker bracelets[edit]
| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $3,000 No-LimitHold'em | $434,789 |
| 2008 | $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw | $151,896 |
World Poker Tour[edit]
Phan cashed eleven times on the World Poker Tour (WPT) making the final table in four of them, one was at the $25,000 WPT Championship of season 3, receiving $518,920 for finishing in fourth place above Hollink, Phil Ivey, Joe Beevers, Chris Ferguson and Juha Helppi.[2] and the other was at the $9,600 No Limit Hold'em WPT season 6 event at the 2008 Bay 101 Shooting Stars where he finished 6th, earning $135,000.[2] In July 2008, Phan made another WPT final table finishing in fifth place at the Bellagio Cup IV, earning $193,915[4]
On the WPT seventh season, Phan won his first WPT title after defeating well known online player Amit 'Amak316″ Makhija during heads-up play, winning the WPT bracelet and over $1.1 million at the Legends of Poker held at The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California.
Other poker events[edit]
Phan won two events at The Fifth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open in 2004, the $500 Limit Hold'em event, earning $160,965 and $500 Pot Limit Hold'em event, earning $85,257 also cashing three other times at that same event. He later won the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the Festa al Lago II in 2004, earning $189,900. He won the $2,425 No Limit Hold'em event at the 2005 L.A. Poker Classic, earning $300,578 and was runner-up to Marcel Luske in the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic in 2006, earning $179,195.[2]
As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,525,000.[2] His 29 cashes as the WSOP account for over $1,450,000 of those winnings.[6]
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He was the Cardplayer Magazine 2008 Player of the Year with 6,704 points as well as 2008 Bluff Magazine Player of the Year.
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Notes[edit]
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- ^PokerNews Profile: John Phan
- ^ abcdefButt, Robert. 'Bon John Phan - Results'. TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
- ^2008 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Standings
- ^Rodriguez, Julio (July 18, 2008). 'WPT: Michael 'SirWatts' Watson Wins the Bellagio Cup IV'. CardPlayer.com. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
- ^'Nicky Hilton Host New Year's Eve Pure Nightclub Poker Tournament'. lasvegasvegas.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ^World Series of Poker Earnings
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