Florida gambling helpline director sentenced to nearly 10 years over $1.4m theft to fund addiction
Summary
A Florida man named Philip Sullivan stole $1.4 million from his employer to support his gambling addiction. He was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to grand theft charges and had worked as the director of a gambling addiction helpline after his theft was discovered.Key Facts
- Philip Sullivan was the chief financial officer of Royal American, a real estate company in Panama City Beach, Florida.
- He stole $1.4 million through unauthorized credit card transactions.
- Sullivan pleaded no contest to six felony charges of grand theft.
- He was sentenced to 9 years and 8.5 months in prison by Judge Timothy Register.
- Sullivan developed a gambling addiction, reportedly after being prescribed Adderall.
- After leaving Royal American, Sullivan became director of Florida’s gambling addiction helpline, 888-Admit-It.
- He spoke publicly about his gambling losses, which reached more than $2 million.
- Sullivan must pay restitution and has 30 days to appeal his sentence.
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