Jason Noah Feinman of Calabasas in California, has pleaded guilty to operating an illegal offshore gambling business, evading taxes and laundering money in a statement released by the Office of Public Affairs at the US Department of Justice. Feinman operated a Costa Rica-based business in which its main focus was to run a website that was used by illegal gambling businesses to assist various gambling activities for customers who lived in California. The details were apparently leaked in the notorious Panama Papers. California Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Operating Illegal Offshore Gambling Businesshttps://t.co/TZYxzO6ZNh — Criminal Division (@DOJCrimDiv) January 14, 2026 They were encouraged to place bets across various websites that Feinman used and maintained, which is, of course, illegal in California under state and federal law. Feinman laundered the money by exchanging cash for checks, receiving more than $1.5 million in cash between 2018 and 2024. Furthermore, he failed to declare his income, concealing more than $4 million from the US Government, thus paying no tax on any of this. He will be …