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Poker champion accused of $3.2 million fraud scheme in Huron County
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George Janssen claimed he was held captive for 35 days, but the FBI now accuses him of running a $3.2 million fraud scheme.

HURON COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - The FBI says a nationally ranked poker champion committed a $3.2 million fraud when he claimed to be abducted more than a year ago.

George Janssen of Huron County, who also was a prominent car dealer in Bay City, is charged with one count of financial institution fraud in U.S. District Court.

Janssen claimed he had been abducted and held captive for 35 days in the Toledo area back in December of 2023. Authorities found him along a rural Huron County roadway with his hands zip-tied together at the end of his alleged ordeal.

Janssen claimed his captors were trying to extort a large sum of money from him during the ordeal. He told investigators that his captors drove him from Toledo back to Huron County to find money he allegedly stashed on hunting property.

The FBI launched an investigation and determined that Janssen allegedly defrauded friends and financial institutions out of $3.2 million. If convicted, he could face up to 30 years in prison, restitution and a $1 million fine.

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