Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort <\/a>in the last 14 months without first informing federal officials or asking their permission.\u00a0His gambling losses at Ocean Casino totaled $650,000 last year, the prosecutor said.<\/p>\nKleiman is a top executive and former owner of Reliable Healthcare Solutions Inc., a medical supply company based in Jacksonville, Florida. He joined Reliable in 2015 and helped increase its annual sales to $60 million and the size of the workforce to 50 employees, according to court filings and business records.<\/p>\n
The company was sold last year but is still run by Kleiman under contract, his attorney said.<\/p>\n
Kleiman was paid $7.7 million between 2018 and 2021 but didn\u2019t file W-2 forms for the earnings. He also has admitted to underreporting his 2016 and 2017 income to the IRS, the court filings show.<\/p>\n
Kleiman had paid $300,000 of the $2.9 million in taxes that he owes as of January.<\/p>\n
Kleiman has bet millions of dollars at Mohegan Sun since pleading guilty, losing more than he won. In one three-week period, between Nov. 25 and Dec. 15, 2025, he wagered over $4.5 million, according to court filings.<\/p>\n
Lesko said his client emigrated as a child with his parents to the United States from the Ukraine, where they had faced discrimination for being Jewish.<\/p>\n
“Alex is going to do whatever it takes to address [his gambling addiction], to\u00a0put himself in a situation where he can manage his disease,” the attorney said.<\/p>\n
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