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8 W.Va. gamblers who were robbed settle charges
WINFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — Charges against eight men robbed at gunpoint last year during a high-stakes poker game have been settled.
Putnam County Prosecutor Mark Sorsaia says seven either pleaded guilty or entered no contest pleas to illegal gambling and were fined $300.
Charges against the eighth man were dropped in exchange for a $1,000 donation to local charities for food and toys.
Police say two women robbed the men of $27,000 in cash in November 2007 while they were playing poker in a storage building behind a bar near Hurricane.
Jacqueline Dennis was sentenced to 25 years in prison in October after pleading guilty to armed robbery.
Kimberly Steinbrecher is awaiting trial.
