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Tobey Maguire , other celebrities, businessmen sued over high-end poker matches held in LA area

"Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire and other celebrities have been caught in a web of lawsuits seeking to reclaim more than $4 million won during unlicensed poker matches at upscale Beverly Hills hotels, court records show.The lawsuits were filed by a bankruptcy trustee attempting to recoup money for investors who were duped in a Ponzi scheme.The legal actions claim the clandestine Texas Hold 'em matches were played between 2006 and 2009, and that card players won hundreds of thousands of dollars from Bradley Ruderman, architect of the Ponzi scheme.Maguire is being sued for $311,000 plus interest. In all, 22 people have been individually sued to try to recoup money.Among them was Nick Cassavetes, director of "The Notebook." The trustee is attempting to recover nearly $73,000 plus interest from the actor-director.His attorney, Ronald Richards, said Cassavetes engaged in no wrongdoing and may try to settle the case for a reduced amount or fight it on the basis that the money cannot be recla...

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