Imprisoned Former Boss of UK-Gaming Firm Seeks Transfer Home
The former boss of British gaming firm Wembley, serving a three-year prison sentence in the United States, has asked to be transferred to a British jail rather than lodge further appeals, a newspaper said on Monday.
Nigel Potter’s wife Joanna told the Daily Telegraph: ‘He could appeal again but we feel we are banging our heads against a brick wall . . . We have concerns for Nigel’s health and his father has had surgery for cancer since he has been in America. Nigel is an only child and his father is 83 and cannot visit him. At least if we could get him back, he would not be so isolated from his family and friends.’
Nigel Potter has served just over 300 days at a low security prison in Pennsylvania after being found guilty of conspiring to bribe a U.S. politician, the Daily Telegraph said. He has always denied the allegations.
The former Wembley chief executive lost an appeal against his conviction earlier this month and applied for a prison transfer to serve the rest of his time in Britain, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Len O’Brien, Potter’s lawyer, told the newspaper: ‘In certain circumstances, if certain criteria are fulfilled, prisoners may be transferred to their home country. It’s a process that takes a bit of time.’
Potter was convicted along with Daniel Bucci, the former head of Wembley’s U.S. subsidiary Lincoln Park.
