A criminal complaint has been filed against an Israeli mobster with an extensive rap sheet for allegedly sending text messages containing violent threats to a Los Angeles high-stakes poker game host.
Assaf Waknine, 52, also known as "Assaf Oiknine" and "Ace," was deported from the U.S. to Israel in 2011 following a decades-long crime spree that included numerous felony convictions for charges ranging from assault with a deadly weapon to forgery. Federal investigators believe he now resides in Mexico, where he has communicated with Mexican Mafia and Crips gang members to serve as initimidation so he could extort money from the host of a poker game in Beverly Hills, court documents obtained by PokerNews show.