LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Federal Magistrate Regina Edwards ordered 67-year-old Robert Stroud to be released to house arrest Tuesday, overruling the government’s effort to keep Stroud in jail until trial. Edwards also ordered Stroud to sign a $100,000 bond. He’ll only pay that if he fails to appear in court.
Federal prosecutor Mac Shannon relied heavily on a detention letter sent by the US Attorney’s office in the Eastern District of New York. The letter argued Stroud should be considered a leader in the poker conspiracy. The letter was not made public as part of Stroud’s court case in Kentucky.
Stroud was arrested last week following his indictment along with 31 others. Shannon said in court Tuesday Stroud was concealing his finances…